Black Tea May Be a Prospective Adjunct for Calcium Supplementation to Prevent Early Menopausal Bone Loss in a Rat Model of Osteoporosis
Figure 1
Histological analysis of tibia ((a)–(d)) and lumbar vertebra ((e)–(h)) of rats (hematoxylin-eosin staining, ×100). Representative photomicrograph from ovariectomized group (b) with reduction in cortical thickness and empty bone marrow of the tibia than sham-operated control group (a), ovariectomized + BTE supplemented group (c), and ovariectomized + 17β-estradiol-treated group (d). Photomicrograph of lumbar vertebra of ovariectomized group (e) with empty bone marrow and less trabecular bone compared with sham-operated control (d), ovariectomized + BTE supplemented group (g), and ovariectomized + 17β-estradiol-treated group (h). Blue line, cortical thickness; black star, bone marrow; red star, empty bone marrow; blue star, trabecular thickness.
