Table 3 Data of the primary osteons’ vascular canals, Haversian canals and secondary osteons in adult female rabbits intramuscularly exposed to patulin at dose 10 μg/kg body weight two times per week for 28 days (E♀) and the control rabbits (C♀)

Primary osteons’ vascular canals

C♀

290.11 ± 85.10

61.75 ± 9.68

11.06 ± 2.27

8.33 ± 1.35

E♀

281.05 ± 71.06

61.10 ± 9.50

10.87 ± 2.45

8.30 ± 1.21

P value

NS

NS

NS

NS

Haversian canals

C♀

410.43 ± 110.65

72.35 ± 9.97

12.55 ± 2.04

10.33 ± 1.56

E♀

411.23 ± 106.38

72.25 ± 9.73

12.49 ± 2.01

10.39 ± 1.36

P value

NS

NS

NS

NS

Secondary osteons

C♀

7780.39 ± 2720.53

313.95 ± 52.25

54.79 ± 9.47

44.23 ± 9.03

E♀

7495.80 ± 2585.41

311.99 ± 56.59

56.71 ± 11.36

41.04 ± 7.86

P value

NS

NS

NS

P < 0.05