RETRACTED ARTICLE: Tridax procumbens flavonoids: a prospective bioactive compound increased osteoblast differentiation and trabecular bone formation

Table 1 Changes in body weight and biological parameters of the experimental mice

Experimental parameters	Changes in body weight and biological parameters
	Normal diet Age = 5 weeks	Low-calcium diet Age = 6 weeks	Experimental periods (Age = 7 weeks)		Experimental periods (Age = 8 weeks)		Experimental periods (Age = 9 weeks)
	Normal diet Age = 5 weeks	Low-calcium diet Age = 6 weeks	Control	TPFs	Control	TPFs	Control	TPFs
Body weight (g)
Mean	22.43	28.56	28.35	34.97	35.24	36.45	44.67	44.56
SD	2.33	2.26	2.10	2.21	2.32	2.14	2.56	2.47
Serum calcium (mg/dl)
Mean	9.76	7.34	8.16	8.45	8.91	8.96	9.35	9.66
SD	1.32	1.21	1.23	0.90	1.24	1.09	1.32	1.17
Serum phosphate (mg/dl)
Mean	9.13	11.68	10.43	10.41	9.89	9.64	9.43	9.39
SD	0.95	1.14	0.93	1.24	1.23	0.80	1.07	1.13
Urinary calcium (mg/mg creatinine)
Mean	0.22	0.08	0.13	0.16	0.21	0.23	0.23	0.22
SD	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.02
Urinary phosphate (mg/mg creatinine)
Mean	3.54	6.43	4.12	4.06	3.86	3.64	3.58	3.55
SD	0.65	1.13	0.95	0.87	0.92	0.87	0.89	0.34

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