Rabbiteye blueberry prevents osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats

Table 3 Results of bone histomorphometry in each group

	OMG	SG	pvalue	OBG	pvalue
BV/TV (%)	16.38 ± 5.69	29.47 ± 6.52*	0.001	22.39 ± 5.26*	0.005
Tb. Th (μm)	48.96 ± 8.64	85.36 ± 9.35*	0.001	72.96 ± 7.37*	0.002
Tb. N (L/mm)	1.69 ± 0.16	2.05 ± 0.16*	0.005	1.89 ± 0.11*	0.008
Tb. Sp (μm)	763.85 ± 138.24	369.42 ± 102.34*	0.001	587.56 ± 185.21*	0.008
ES/BS (%)	18.27 ± 4.82	9.50 ± 4.42*	0.007	14.27 ± 4.23**	0.044
Oc. N (L/mm²)	0.26 ± 0.08	0.10 ± 0.06*	0.001	0.20 ± 0.05**	0.039
O. Pm (%)	30.35 ± 6.32	18.84 ± 6.47**	0.030	31.13 ± 5.08	-
L. Pm (%)	15.03 ± 1.26	8.63 ± 1.09*	0.001	16.98 ± 3.25**	0.041
BFR/BV (%/year)	36.85 ± 6.23	58.27 ± 7.03*	0.002	61.23 ± 13.91*	0.001

*p < 0.01 and **p < 0.05 compared with the OMG. OMG ovariectomized model control group, SG sham-operated group, OBG ovariectomized rabbiteye blueberry treatment group, BV/TV trabecular bone volume fraction (trabecular bone volume (BV)/total tissue volume (TV)), Tb. Th trabecular thickness, Tb. N mean trabecular bone number, Tb. Sp trabecular separation, ES/BS the percent of bone resorption perimeter, Oc. N mean osteoclast number, O. Pm osteoid perimeter, L. Pm fluorescent tag circumference ratio, BFR/BV bone formation rate.

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