Research Article

Effect of Cervus and Cucumis Peptides on Osteoblast Activity and Fracture Healing in Osteoporotic Bone

Table 1

Micro-CT-derived bone structure indices in ovariectomized rats.

WeekBMD (mg/cm) BVF (mg/cc) Tb.Sp (mm) Structure of model index

0 237.70 ± 57.00 0.45 ± 0.22 0.24 ± 0.15 −1.27 ± 6.27
4 133.90 ± 58.72 0.27 ± 0.11 0.44 ± 0.30 1.48 ± 0.22
8 97.25 ± 32.36 0.19 ± 0.06 0.64 ± 0.25 1.62 ± 0.23
12 73.53 ± 26.21 0.15 ± 0.05 0.82 ± 0.27 1.60 ± 1.14

BMD: bone mineral density; BVF: volume fraction of bone; Tb.Sp: trabecular space; structure of model index and ratio of plates to rods in cancellous bone, where 0 indicates all plates and 3 indicates all rods.