Figure 2

(a) Bone mineral density (BMD) assessed by DEXA, (b) Bone mineral content (BMC) assessed by DEXA, (c) Quantitative analysis of calcium in bone homogenate, (d) Quantitative analysis of phosphorus in bone homogenate. e Serum levels of calcitonin assessed by ELISA. (f) Serum levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) assessed by ELISA. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 6 per group). Each value not sharing a common letter superscript is significantly different (P < 0.05), where (a) is the lowest value and (d) is the highest value.