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We investigated the anti-osteoporotic effects of Polycan, a β-glucan from Aureobasidium pullulans, in ovariectomized mice at doses of 31.25, 62.5, and 125 mg/kg.Polycan was administered orally once a day for 28 d to bilateral ovariectomized mice, beginning 4 wk after surgery. Changes in body weight, bone weight, bone mineral content, bone mineral density, failure load, histologic profiles, and histomorphometric...