The number of healthy follicles was reduced in Androgenized SHAM rats, mean ± SEM of 3.49 ± 0.89, in comparison to Control SHAM rats, 7.6 ± 2.26, but the difference did not reach statistical significance (Student t- test p = 0.006). 3.3 Femur size and weight At Day 180 of life, the Androgenized OVX group exhibited an increased femur weight (mean ± SD) of 1.33 ± 0.24 g compared with the Control OVX, Control SHAM and Androgen SHAM groups, which had weights of 1.17 ± 0.17 g, 1.12 ± 0.11 g and 1.13 ± 0.08, respectively (ANOVA p = 0.04) ( Fig. 1 A).
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