Figure 1From: The response to oestrogen deprivation of the cartilage collagen degradation marker, CTX-II, is unique compared with other markers of collagen turnoverExperimental flow diagram of the ovariectomy rat experiment. Blood and urine samples were isolated at day of ovariectomy (t = 0 weeks) and at two, four and six weeks after ovariectomy. Group A was terminated two weeks post-ovariectomy and group B six weeks post-ovariectomy.Back to article page