In adult rabbits, PTH [1-34] increased subarticular spongiosa volume versus saline.
In plain wordsIn rabbits, PTH [1-34] increased bone volume beneath joint cartilage compared with saline.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseSubarticular spongiosa volume
- Study
rabbitn: not reported in source
Adult rabbits with naïve osteochondral units- Comparator
- Saline
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 10 μg/kg daily · subcutaneous · 6 weeksAs given in this study (rabbit).
Source sentences
PTH [1-34] enhanced volume, mineral density, and trabecular thickness within the subarticular spongiosa, and increased thickness of the calcified cartilage layer (all P < 0.05).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Daily subcutaneous injections of 10 μg PTH [1-34]/kg were given to adult rabbits for 6 weeks, controls received saline.