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Effect of diabetes on the vertebral column of rats and its modification by estradiol

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In vertebrae of genetically selected sucrose-fed diabetic rats a statistically significant bone deficit was found after diabetes had been present for about 8 months. No osteopenia was observed in diabetic rats following treatment with estrogenic hormone for 5–7 months. The development of osseous centers in the end plates of the vertebrae was retarded in diabetic rats, but was about normal in diabetic rats given estrogen.—No differences were noted in the growth zones or in the tendency to develop articular lesions in rats of the various groups. Possible differences in the amount of GAG in intervertebral discs of diabetic and non-diabetic rats respectively await further confirmation.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Diabetic Unit, Hadassah-Hebrew University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

    Ruth Silberberg & A. M. Cohen

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These investigations were aided by grant No. 2 RO1 EYO 1837-03, of the Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Disease, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

We are indebted to Professor Dr J. Rüttner, Institute of Pathology, University of Zürich, for his permission to use the calculator.

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Silberberg, R., Cohen, A.M. Effect of diabetes on the vertebral column of rats and its modification by estradiol. Experientia 37, 391–392 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01959880

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