Fig. 6. Femur bone thickness of different groups on the 45th day. The negative control was less thick than the normal control group. Different extracts at high doses showed excellent improvement in thickness relative to the normal control, whereas low doses had decreased thickness. The values are presented as mean±SD for each group (n=8). *P<0.05, **P<0.01, and ***P<0.001 compared with a negative control group. AE, animals treated with aqueous extract of Brassica oleracea; EE, animals treated with ethanol extract of B. oleracea; PEE, animals treated with petroleum ether extract of B. oleracea; Metformin, animals treated with metformin (200 mg/kg); Negative control, a diseased animal with no treatment; Normal, animals treated with oral saline.

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