Research Article

Comparison of the Effect of Velvet Antler from Different Sections on Longitudinal Bone Growth of Adolescent Rats

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Effects of velvet antler on cell proliferation (a), alkaline phosphatase activity (b), collagen synthesis (c), and calcium deposit (d) in MG-63 human osteoblast-like cells. VAU: upper section of VA; VAM: middle section of VA; VAB: basal section of VA. Data are shown as a percentage of the control value (means ± SD) of the three cultures. Values not sharing a common alphabet are significantly different from each other at the level of .
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