Figure 6
From: Dietary countermeasure mitigates simulated spaceflight-induced osteopenia in mice
Simulated weightlessness induced decrement in ex-vivo osteoblastogenesis was prevented by DP. (a) Osteoblast colony counts at day 10 normalized to area of well (cm2). (b) Osteoblast percent mineralization at day 30. (c) Representative images of osteoblast mineralization at day 30 in the control diet (CD) and dried plum diet (DP) fed mice, after normally loading (NL) or hindlimb unloading (HU) for 14 days. Values are represented mean + /− S.D. (n = 5/group) and analyzed by 1-factor ANOVA for (a) and analyzed by nonparametric control Steel test for (b). *indicates p < 0.05 for appropriate statistical test.
