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Table 1 Effects of SML on body weight in OVX mice

From: Effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza extract with supplemental liquefied calcium on osteoporosis in calcium-deficient ovariectomized mice

Period Groups

Body weight (g)

Body Weight Gains During Treatment (g)

At OVXα

At Initial Treatmentα

At Sacrificeα

Sham

23.14 ± 1.23b

24.57 ± 0.96c

26.71 ± 2.51d

2.14 ± 1.1cd

OVX

–

24.29 ± 2.1 a

29.67 ± 1.15 a

36.59 ± 1.98a

6.92 ± 1.8 ab

SME 50 mg/kg

24.37 ± 1.53 a

28.93 ± 0.82ab

35.71 ± 1.15ab

6.78 ± 1.17ab

SME 100 mg/kg

24.1 ± 1.62 a

28.71 ± 0.96ab

35.95 ± 1.98ab

7.24 ± 0.82a

SME 200 mg/kg

23.94 ± 0.95ab

28.5 ± 0.84b

36.1 ± 2.23a

7.6 ± 1.94a

SML 50 mg/kg

24.22 ± 1.15 a

29.14 ± 1.11a

35.74 ± 1.92ab

6.6 ± 1.3b

SML 100 mg/kg

24.41 ± 1.42 a

28.59 ± 1.26ab

36.25 ± 2.68a

7.7 ± 2.21a

SML 200 mg/kg

24.37 ± 1.27 a

28.63 ± 1.29ab

32.59 ± 2.11b

3.96 ± 2.05c

LCa 10 ml/kg

24.51 ± 0.85a

27.92 ± 2.21bc

34.93 ± 1.29ab

7.01 ± 1.82a

E2 0.1 mg/kg

24.62 ± 1.09a

28.15 ± 1.42b

30.21 ± 1.38c

2.06 ± 2.13d

  1. Values are given as mean ± S.E.M. n = 7 for all groups. αAll animals were overnight fasted; Means with different superscripts (a, b, c, d) are significantly different at p < 0.05 in pairwise comparisons