Astragalus Extract Mixture HT042 Increases Longitudinal Bone Growth Rate by Upregulating Circulatory IGF-1 in Rats

Table 1

Height of growth plate in each group.

μm	Control	rhGH 200 μg/kg (s.c.)	HT042 100 mg/kg (p.o.)
Overall height	350.3 ± 19.6	365.4 ±	365.6 ±
Resting zone	22.0 ± 5.3	21.4 ± 5.2	20.2 ± 3.8
Proliferative zone	119.9 ± 11.5	127.3 ± 15.7	133.6 ±
Hypertrophic zone	198.5 ± 12.7	203.3 ± 17.6	205.3 ± 20.8

and versus control.