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Table 1 The means and standard deviation values of ATR-FTIR analysis in the cortical tibiae

From: Ionizing radiation and bone quality: time-dependent effects

Tests

C30

IR30

C60

IR60

AI

3.06 ± 0.2Ba

2.52 ± 0.2Aa

3.03 ± 0.34Ba

2.69 ± 0.2Aa

CI

3.69 ± 0.05Ba

3.52 ± 0.16Aa

3.65 ± 0.34Ba

3.37 ± 0.21Aa

M:MI

0.19 ± 0.05Aa

0.16 ± 0.02Aa

0.16 ± 0.02Aa

0.12 ± 0.008Aa

M:MIII

0.68 ± 0.21Bb

1.06 ± 0.17Aa

0.99 ± 0.07Ba

0.56 ± 0.22Ab

  1. Parameters: AI Amide I band, CI Crystallinity Index, M:MI Amide I + II/Hydroxyapatite (HA), M:MIII Amide III + Collagen/HA. In the rows, different capital letters indicated significant differences for radiation factor and different lower case letters indicated significant difference for experimental time interval. (p < 0.05)