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Table 2 Metabolic phenotype of fetuses at e18.5

From: Critical periods of increased fetal vulnerability to a maternal high fat diet

 

C

HF

C-HF

HF-C

N

33

53

32

43

Total Litter Weight (g)

16.9 ± 2.2A

12.9 ± 1.0AB

13.9 ± 1.9AB

11.6 ± 1.1B

Number of Pups per Litter

12.0 ± 1.6A

11.0 ± 0.7A

11.6 ± 0.3A

9.0 ± 0.3B

Resorption Sites per Litter

1.8 ± 0.2A

2.5 ± 0.3A

1.7 ± 0.6A

3.5 ± 1.5A

Fetal BW (g)

1.40 ± 0.02A

1.24 ± 0.01BC

1.21 ± 0.02C

1.30 ± 0.03B

Fetal CRL (cm)

2.55 ± 0.03A

2.43 ± 0.03B

2.44 ± 0.03B

2.43 ± 0.03B

Placental Weight (g)

0.107 ± 0.004A

0.109 ± 0.004A

0.110 ± 0.005A

0.111 ± 0.003A

Placenta:BW ratio

0.076 ± 0.003A

0.089 ± 0.003B

0.092 ± 0.004B

0.086 ± 0.003B

Fetal Glucose (mg/dl)

57.6 ± 3.0A

63.2 ± 4.5A

82.1 ± 7.8B

64.9 ± 5.0A

  1. Data which are significantly different from each other are denoted by different letters (p < 0.02). All data are presented as the mean ± SEM.