Probiotics (Bifidobacterium longum) increase bone mass density and upregulate sparc and Bmp-2 genes in rats with bone loss resulting from ovariectomy

• Main Authors: Parvaneh, Kolsoom, Ebrahimi, Mahdi, Sabran, Mohd Redzwan, Karimi, Golgis, Ng, Angela Min Hwei, Abdul-Majeed, Saif, Ahmad, Zuraini, Ibrahim, Zuriati, Jamaluddin, Rosita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46009/1/Probiotics%20%28Bifidobacterium%20longum%29%20increase%20bone%20mass%20density%20and%20upregulate%20sparc%20and%20Bmp-2%20genes%20in%20rats%20with%20bone%20loss%20resulting%20from%20ovariectomy.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46009/

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