(A) Experimental scheme. (B) Systolic blood pressure of pregnant mice in the control (blue solid square) and PE group (green solid triangle). n = 5 dams per group. The black arrow indicates the first day of L-NAME administration in the PE group. Note the truncated y-axis. (C) 24-h proteinuria levels in pregnant mice. N = 6 dams per group. (D) Water consumption of dams per group from pregnancy day 10 through day 18 (N = 5 dams for each group). (E, F) Representative images of embryos (E) and a graph of the weight data for embryos at E15.5 (n = 65 embryos from eight control dams; n = 67 embryos from eight PE dams) and E17.5 (n = 66 embryos from eight control dams; n = 62 embryos from eight PE dams), and P0 pups (n = 52 mice from eight control litters; n = 55 mice from eight PE-exposed litters) (F). Scale bar: 0.5 mm. (G) Statistical analysis of the mortality of control (N = 12) and PE-exposed (N = 18) litters at P2. (H) Graph showing litter size in control (N = 12) and PE groups (N = 18). (I) Graph showing gestation age in control and PE groups (N = 6 dams per group). Data are presented as the mean ± s.e.m. NS, P ≥ 0.05; *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01;***, P < 0.001, versus control. (B, D, F) Multiple t tests with the Holm–Sidak correction for panels (B, D, F) based on the number of litter (N). (C, H) Unpaired test for panels (C, H). (G) Mann–Whitney U test for panel (G). (I) Wilcoxon signed-rank test for panel (I).