Probiotics (<i>Bifidobacterium longum</i>) Increase Bone Mass Density and Upregulate <i>Sparc</i> and <i>Bmp-2</i> Genes in Rats with Bone Loss Resulting from Ovariectomy

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Standard rat chow diet ingredient </td><td align="center"> </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Crude protein </td><td align="center">21.0%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Crude fiber </td><td align="center">7.3%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Crude fat </td><td align="center">3.0%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Moisture</td><td align="center">13.0%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Ash</td><td align="center">8.0%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Calcium</td><td align="center">1.0%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Phosphorus</td><td align="center">0.5%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Nitrogen-free extract</td><td align="center">49.0%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 1: Probiotics (<i>Bifidobacterium longum</i>) Increase Bone Mass Density and Upregulate <i>Sparc</i> and <i>Bmp-2</i> Genes in Rats with Bone Loss Resulting from Ovariectomy 

Table 1 | Probiotics (Bifidobacterium longum) Increase Bone Mass Density and Upregulate Sparc and Bmp-2 Genes in Rats with Bone Loss Resulting from Ovariectomy 