Biometric, histomorphometric, and biochemical profile in atorvastatin calcium treatment of female rats with dexamethasone-induced osteoporosis

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the effects of atorvastatin calcium in the treatment of dexamethasone-induced osteoporosis. Methods: Osteoporosis induction consisted of the administration of an intramuscular dose of 7.5 mg/kg of body weight of dexamethasone, once a week for four weeks, except for th...

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Main Authors: Davilson Bragine Ferreira Junior, Virgínia Ramos Pizziolo, Tânia Toledo de Oliveira, Sérgio Luis Pinto da Matta, Mayra Soares Píccolo, José Humberto de Queiroz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162018000500607&lng=en&tlng=en