Abstract
The objective of this study is to identify whether oxytocin (ot) contributes to the reduction of osteopenia in the femoral neck of rats in periestropause. Animals in irregular estrous cycles received two NaCl injections (0.15 mol/L) or OT (134 ¼g/kg) over a 12-h interval, and after thirty-five days without treatments, the biological sample collection was performed. the oxytocin group (ot)…