Fig. 5
From: Age-related trabecular bone loss is associated with a decline in serum Galectin-1 level
Age-related decline in BMD and Gal-1 levels in peripheral blood serum and the correlation between BMD and serum Gal-1 levels in men of different ages. DEXA was employed to measure BMD of femoral neck (a), total hip (b) and L1-L4 lumbar spine (c) of men within various age groups. ELISA was used to measure Gal-1 levels in peripheral blood serum from these men (d). The correlation of serum Gal-1 levels with BMD was analyzed (e, f and g). FN: femoral neck, TH: total hip, BMD: bone mineral density. Data were shown as the means ± SD. *: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001