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Table 1 Changes in pregnancy rate during ageing

From: Increases in norepinephrine release and ovarian cyst formation during ageing in the rat

Age rats

(months)

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Pregnancies (%)

69.8

92.1

85.7

69.8

50.8

22.2

4.8

Number of pups born live

8.3 ± 0.6

10.7 ± 0.42

9.7 ± 0.43

6.8 ± 0.53

4.9 ± 0.87

2.6 ± 0.63

0.5 ± 1.89

  1. Shown is the percentage of rats that became pregnant at different ages and the number of live pups born from rats between 4 to 10 months old. Data were obtained from the animal facility of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidad de Chile. Each point represents means ± SEM of 63 rats.