In orchiectomized rats, both abaloparatide groups gained more tibial cortical thickness than vehicle controls.
In plain wordsIn rats with removed testes, both abaloparatide groups gained more tibial cortical thickness than vehicle controls.
- Peptide
- Abaloparatide (Tymlos)
- Outcome
- IncreaseTibial cortical thickness
- Study
ratn = 30
Orchiectomized rats- Comparator
- Vehicle
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 5 or 25 μg/kg/d · subcutaneous · 8 weeksAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
pQCT also indicated greater gains in tibial cortical thickness in both abaloparatide groups versus vehicle controls.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The current study evaluated the effects of abaloparatide in orchiectomized (ORX) rats, a model of male osteoporosis.
ORX rats (n = 10/group) were then injected daily (s.c.) for 8 weeks with vehicle or abaloparatide at 5 (ABL5) or 25 μg/kg/d (ABL25).