Table 1 Femoral Bone Parameters.

From: Beneficial effects of Lactobacillus reuteri 6475 on bone density in male mice is dependent on lymphocytes

Parameter:

Wild Type

Rag knockout

C (n = 11)

LR (n = 10)

C (n = 11)

LR (n = 10)

Femur trabecular

BV/TV

32.28 ± 3.33

44.45 ± 4.16#

40.53 ± 2.23

46.05 ± 5.25

BMD (mg/mL)

243.5 ± 8.13

282.5 ± 12.41#

265.2 ± 6.27

290.3 ± 18.44

BMC (mg)

0.46 ± 0.02

0.52 ± 0.01

0.51 ± 0.01

0.52 ± 0.02

Tb. Th. (mm)

0.04 ± 0.002

0.06 ± 0.004#

0.05 ± 0.002

0.07 ± 0.006*

Tb. N.(1/mm)

6.94 ± 0.46

7.24 ± 0.24

7.23 ± 0.23

6.47 ± 0.35

Tb. Sp. (mm)

0.10 ± 0.01

0.08 ± 0.008

0.08 ± 0.006

0.07 ± 0.007

Femur Cortical

Cortical area (mm^2)

0.96 ± 0.05

0.93 ± 0.04

0.94 ± 0.04

0.93 ± 0.04

Marrow area (mm^2)

0.81 ± 0.04

0.68 ± 0.03#

0.67 ± 0.02

0.66 ± 0.04

Mean thickness (mm) Inner

0.24 ± 0.008

0.25 ± 0.006

0.25 ± 0.007

0.25 ± 0.008

Inner perimeter (mm)

3.76 ± 0.07

3.73 ± 0.04

3.62 ± 0.09

3.77 ± 0.13

Outer perimeter (mm)

6.77 ± 0.43

7.96 ± 0.26#

7.24 ± 0.42

8.08 ± 0.44

BMD (mg/mL)

784.3 ± 13.43

779.7 ± 7.17

784.1 ± 7.14

800 ± 11.65

BMC (mg)

0.01 ± 0.001

0.02 ± 0.00

0.01 ± 0.00

0.02 ± 0.00

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