In aged rats, PTH(1-34) did not affect body weight versus vehicle.
In plain wordsIn rats, PTH did not affect body weight versus vehicle.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- No significant changeBody weight
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
Aged male rats- Comparator
- Vehicle
- Outcome group
- Body weight · Metabolic and weight
- Studied dose
- 15 nmol/kg daily · injection · 56 daysAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
The PTH(1-34) treatment did not affect the body weights or the lengths of the femora.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The effect of parathyroid hormone (PTH(1-34)) on mid-diaphyseal femoral cortical bone was studied in 2-year-old male rats.
The rats were treated with daily injections of 15 nmol/kg PTH(1-34) or vehicle for 56 days, and labelled with tetracycline and calcein on day 15 and day 40, respectively.