In ovariectomized rats, PTH dose-dependently prevented the reduction in bone dry weight.
In plain wordsIn ovariectomized rats, PTH prevented bone dry weight loss compared with untreated ovariectomized rats.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseBone dry weight
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
ovariectomized immature female Sprague-Dawley rats- Comparator
- ovariectomized rats without PTH
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 1.5-6.0 micrograms/kg three times a week · subcutaneous · 25 weeksAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
Human PTH(1-34) prevented the reduction of dry weight, ash weight, calcium content and phosphorus content dose dependently (1.5-6.0 micrograms/kg) in ovariectomized rats.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The effect of human PTH(1-34) on the development of osteopenia induced by ovariectomy was investigated in immature female Sprague-Dawley rats.
After the surgery, human PTH(1-34) was injected subcutaneously three times a week for 25 weeks.