Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Table 5 Fetal organ weights on day 78 of gestation

From: Different levels of overnutrition and weight gain during pregnancy have differential effects on fetal growth and organ development

	Organ weight, g						(Organ weight/fetal weight)*100
	Control, n = 9		OW125, n = 11		OB150, n = 8		Control		OW125		OB150
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Heart	2.42^a	0.10	2.64^a	0.13	3.26^b	0.19	0.86^a	0.02	0.84^a	0.04	1.01^b	0.08
Right ventricle	0.59^a	0.05	0.77^b	0.04	0.92^b	0.04	0.21^a	0.02	0.26^ab	0.02	0.29^b	0.02
Left ventricle	0.73^a	0.07	1.04^b	0.05	1.16^b	0.13	0.26^a	0.03	0.33^b	0.02	0.36^b	0.03
Kidney	1.56^a	0.06	1.55^a	0.06	1.83^b	0.16	0.54^a	0.01	0.50^a	0.02	0.56^a	0.04
Adrenal	0.05^ab	0.00	0.05^a	0.00	0.06^b	0.00	0.02^a	0.00	0.02^a	0.00	0.02^a	0.00
Pancreas	0.30^a	0.03	0.38^a	0.03	0.60^b	0.09	0.10^a	0.01	0.12^a	0.01	0.18^b	0.03
Liver	16.67^a	0.42	18.68^b	0.71	20.88^c	0.76	5.75^a	0.16	5.98^a	0.09	6.45^b	0.21
Perirenal fat	0.51^a	0.04	0.79^b	0.04	0.82^b	0.06	0.17^a	0.01	0.26^b	0.01	0.25^b	0.01

Differing superscripts indicate significant differences (P < 0.05) across rows, but within category (organ weight or organ weight/fetal weight). Number of observations (n) denoted represents number of fetuses.

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