The Effects of Elk Velvet Antler Dietary Supplementation on Physical Growth and Bone Development in Growing Rats
Table 3
Serum content of calcium and phosphorus and activity of alkaline phosphatase at different ages in male and female rats receiving either a control or elk velvet antler (EVA) supplemented diet.
Age
5 weeks
9 weeks
16 weeks
Group
Control
EVA
Control
EVA
Control
EVA
Male
Ca (mmol/L)
2.81 ± 0.03
2.75 ± 0.05
3.09 ± 0.15
2.95 ± 0.06
2.63 ± 0.04
2.48 ± 0.15
P (mmol/L)
3.26 ± 0.10
3.59 ± 0.18
2.96 ± 0.23
2.93 ± 0.38
2.37 ± 0.13
2.34 ± 0.06
ALP (u/L)
226.43 ± 14.44
429.14 ± 38.77
259.71 ± 12.15
253.71 ± 16.60
111.20 ± 3.10
143.83 ± 8.46
Female
Ca (mmol/L)
2.73 ± 0.02
2.78 ± 0.04
3.10 ± 0.07
3.04 ± 0.06
2.70 ± 0.03
2.72 ± 0.09
P (mmol/L)
2.92 ± 0.18
3.22 ± 0.06
2.78 ± 0.02
2.94 ± 0.12
2.40 ± 0.18
2.39 ± 0.11
ALP (u/L)
189.14 ± 5.86
350.29 ± 35.37
159.71 ± 30.87
181.71 ± 26.16
80.43 ± 7.13
115.57 ± 6.45
Data are presented as means ± SEM (/group/age). ; , versus age-matched control group. Ca, calcium; P, phosphorus; ALP, alkaline phosphatase.
