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Table 5 Data on secondary osteons

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

Group

No of sections

Area (μm2)

Perimeter (μm)

Max. diameter

(μm)

Min. diameter

(μm)

1

66

10034.81 ± 3486.18

284.10 ± 53.22

134.01 ± 28.82

46.75 ± 9.75

2

87

8601.44 ± 2671.20

258.69 ± 42.36

118.15 ± 25.83

46.33 ± 8.57

3

105

9580.88 ± 3344.45

278.93 ± 55.20

132.83 ± 33.44

45.44 ± 8.50

Tukey's test*

1 vs .2 +

1 vs .2 +

1 vs .2 ++

 
   

2 vs .3+

2 vs .3 ++

 
  1. P < 0.05 (+), P < 0.01 (++)
  2. * Numbers (1-3) refer to group numbers
  3. Data on secondary osteons 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.