Conventional X-ray densitometry detects osteopenia in ovariectomized young rats. Short communication

• Main Authors: Karina Gottardello Zecchin (Author), Michele Conceição Pereira (Author), Pablo Agustin Vargas (Author), Edgard Graner (Author), Jacks Jorge Júnior (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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The present study investigated the reduction on bone density 4 weeks after ovariectomy in rats, with conventional X-ray densitometry. Eighty female Wistar rats underwent bilateral ovariectomy (OVX group) or sham operation (sham group) under general anesthesia. Animals were killed by cervical disloca...