Effects of dietary supplementation of nickel and nickel-zinc on femoral bone structure in rabbits

Table 4 Data on Haversian canals

Group	No of sections	Area (μm²)	Perimeter (μm)	Max. diameter (μm)	Min. diameter (μm)
1	66	373.08 ± 173.55	55.96 ± 11.86	25.50 ± 6.64	9.13 ± 2.47
2	87	335.54 ± 115.93	53.08 ± 8.61	23.94 ± 5.04	8.89 ± 2.16
3	105	344.70 ± 154.51	54.02 ± 11.20	24.54 ± 6.39	8.78 ± 2.19
Tukey's test*		NS	NS	NS	NS

* Numbers (1-3) refer to group numbers, NS -- non-significant changes
Data on Haversian canals in 3 groups of rabbits (n = 5 per group) receiving either 35 g NiCl₂ per 100 kg of mixture (group 1), 35 g NiCl₂ and 30 g ZnCl₂ per 100 kg of mixture (group 2) or no additional Ni or Zn (group 3) for 90 days.

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