Histomorphometry of the organic matrix of the femur in ovariectomized rats treated with sodium alendronate

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of two different concentrations of sodium alendronate on the quantity of organic matrix in the femur of rats with estrogen suppression caused by ovariectomy.METHODS: Sixty-days-old Wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus) were subjected to bilateral laparotomy to remove the...

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Main Authors: Patricia Tanios Haddad, Márcio Salazar, Luzmarina Hernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000100100&lng=en&tlng=en