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Table 2 Effects of Maca (1 g/kg BW) on litter size, vaginal opening day and sex ratio.

From: Lepidium meyenii (Maca) increases litter size in normal adult female mice

 

Distilled water

Maca

Litter size

(n = 12)

(n = 10)

   Day 1 (birth)

7.25 ± 1.14

10.40 ± 1.32a

   Day 4

6.83 ± 1.28

10.10 ± 1.30a

   Day 21

6.58 ± 1.33

9.70 ± 1.30

Vaginal opening day (days)

(n = 37)

(n = 52)

   Litter < 7 pups

26.1 ± 0.48

23.2 ± 0.14‡‡

   Litter ≥ 7 pups

27.5 ± 0.27*

28.40 ± 0.46***

Sex ratio (male fraction)

0.54

0.50

  1. aP < 0.05 with respect to distilled water group.
  2. *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001 with respect to values in the group with litter size below 7. ‡‡P < 0.01 with respect to distilled water group.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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