Effects of conjugated linoleic acid and exercise on bone mass in young male Balb/C mice

Table 4 Effects of CLA and EX on the Cortical Bone Parameters of the Tibia Fibular Junction Analyzed by pQCT densitometry.

Groups/Bone Parameters	SFO SED	SFO EX	CLA SED	CLA EX
Cortical Bone Area (mm ² )	2.779 ± 0.350	2.857 ± 0.120	3.347 ± 0.110	2.995 ± 0.060^a
Cortical BMC (mg/mm)	3.303 ± 0.400^a	3.672 ± 0.200	4.248 ± 0.070	3.811 ± 0.070^a
Cortical BMD (g/mm ³ )	3647.0 ± 171.3^a	3897.0 ± 112.4	4281.0 ± 84.7	3915.0 ± 106.6^a
Cortical Thickness (mm)	0.873 ± 0.057^a	0.957 ± 0.030	1.044 ± 0.020	0.961 ± 0.020^a
Periosteal Perimeter (mm)	11.36 ± 0.89^a	12.07 ± 0.43	14.24 ± 0.37	12.58 ± 0.26^a
Endocortical Perimeter (mm)	5.746 ± 0.430^a	6.809 ± 0.310	6.819 ± 0.148	6.543 ± 0.180

a = p < 0.05 vs CLA SED. SFO SED = Safflower Oil (SFO) Sedentary (SED), SFO EX = SFO and Exercise (EX), CLA SED = Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) SED, CLA EX = CLA and EX.

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