Systemic changes in BMD of ovariectomized rats
β Scribed by Y. Hamasaki; M. Mikawa; K. Maki; Y. Shibasaki
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0937-941X
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To determine whether the uterus plays any role in mediating the ability of estrogen to conserve bone in the rat, eight groups of animals (n = 8) with their skeletons labeled with 45Ca were studied. Rats were ovariectomized (OVX), hysterectomized (Hyst), or given sham operations (Sham) and then pair-