Short- and long-term reproductive effects of prenatal and lactational growth restriction caused by maternal diabetes in male rats

Table 1 Body weight and blood glucose concentrations in diabetic and non-diabetic rats during pregnancy.

	Non-diabetic group (n = 17)	Diabetic group (n = 55)
Body weight (g)
GD 0	218.64 ± 6.28	219.35 ± 3.07
GD 7	239.07 ± 6.61	240.06 ± 2.93
GD 14	271.91 ± 6.74	262.27 ± 3.87
GD 21	310.18 ± 7.71	288.40 ± 6.27
Maternal Gain (GD 21-GD 0)	91.54 ± 2.95	69.05 ± 4.56^a
Blood glucose concentrations (mg/dL)
GD 0	111.16 ± 3.64	476.86 ± 10.06^a
GD 7	106.63 ± 3.50	468.71 ± 1.77^a
GD 14	96.94 ± 2.75	525.48 ± 24.47^a
GD 21	84.76 ± 3.19	561.32 ± 13.43^a

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM.^a p < 0.0001. Mann-Whitney test. GD: gestational day.

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