Research Article

Preparative Purification of Bioactive Compounds from Flos Chrysanthemi Indici and Evaluation of Its Antiosteoporosis Effect

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Bioassay of different fractions from FCI for ovariectomized (OVX) mice. OVX mice were orally given 100 mg/kg -hexane (FCI-H), ethyl acetate (FCI-E), or -butanol (FCI-B) fraction for 8 weeks. (a) μCT scan of the metaphyseal distal femurs in each group. (b) The microstructural indices were quantified from data obtained by the μCT, including bone volume/tissue volume (BV/TV), trabecular number (Tb.N), trabecular space (Tb.Sp), and bone mineral density (BMD). The results are expressed as the means ± SD, /group. as compared with OVX; as compared with sham-operated group.
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