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SUBMITTER: Moghazy H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7603262 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moghazy Hoda H Abdeen Mahmoud Aida A Elbadre Hala H Abdel Aziz Hekmat Osman HO
Reports of biochemistry & molecular biology 20200701 2
<h4>Background</h4>Introduction: Oxytocin (OT) has been proposed to assist in the regulation of bone remodeling and to exert an antiosteoporotic effect. We evaluated the possible protective effect of OT against bone degeneration in ovariectomized (OVX) rats.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was performed on three groups of adult female rats; group I was subjected to sham operation, group II was subjected to ovariectomy, and group III was subjected to ovariectomy and intraperitoneal injection with OT for ...[more]