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

Table 2

Micro-CT-derived fracture repair indices in cervus and cucumis polypeptide- (CCP-) treated rats.

Week	CCP treatment		Saline treatment
	Total callus volume (mm^3)	BMD (mg/cm)	Total callus volume (mm^3)	BMD (mg/cm)
4	83.18 ± 20.69	661.59 ± 58.54	82.56 ± 18.25	668.96 ± 52.31
6	91.46 ± 20.02	736.45 ± 45.54^a,b	97.49 ± 32.61	666.67 ± 41.12^a
8	72.43 ± 11.10	788.35 ± 48.95^b	80.28 ± 20.80	742.01 ± 92.51
12	74.87 ± 34.54	801.05 ± 60.86^b	70.78 ± 14.21	770.05 ± 42.35^b

compared to control; ^b compared to at 4 weeks.