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Table 1 Effect of red clover extract on the microstructure and BMD of the OVX rats

From: Serum biomarker-based osteoporosis risk prediction and the systemic effects of Trifolium pratense ethanolic extract in a postmenopausal model

Parameters

NC

Sham

E

PomE

T125

T250

T500

BMD (mg/cc)

366.33 ± 32.07

723.45 ± 53.81 a

433.33 ± 31.81 a

398.71 ± 17.35

404.95 ± 20.44

405.64 ± 2.34

406.59 ± 9.51

BV/TV (%)

1.58 ± 0.45

13.11 ± 2.24 a

2.51 ± 0.82

1.51 ± 0.66

2.78 ± 0.51

2.75 ± 0.84

1.98 ± 0.42

Tb.Th. (mm)

0.50 ± 0.03

0.47 ± 0.03

0.57 ± 0.03 a

0.53 ± 0.03

0.54 ± 0.05

0.59 ± 0.02 a

0.54 ± 0.04

Tb.Sp (mm)

0.09 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01 a

0.08 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.01

0.10 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0.02

Tb.N (mm−1)

1.58 ± 0.06

1.81 ± 0.08 a

1.62 ± 0.10

1.61 ± 0.10

1.48 ± 0.02

1.51 ± 0.03

1.63 ± 0.09

  1. Results are presented as mean ± S.D
  2. aIndicate that the mean differs significantly from NC group based on one-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s post hoc test