Table 2.

Litter size, and fetal and placental weights

Gestation day	n litters	litter size (n)	fetal weight (g)	placental weight (g)
15 LP	13	11.6 ± 0.42	0.150 ± 0.005	0.183 ± 0.007
15 C	13	11.1 ± 0.58	0.142 ± 0.003	0.172 ± 0.005
18 LP	21	11.1 ± 0.17	0.749 ± 0.018	0.343 ± 0.008
18 C	22	11.6 ± 0.07	0.741 ± 0.020	0.354 ± 0.009
19 LP	18	10.3 ± 0.6	1.270 ± 0.06	0.380 ± 0.008
19 C	15	12.1 ± 0.46	1.167 ± 0.055	0.394 ± 0.008
21 LP	12	11.3 ± 0.52	2.760 ± 0.120*	0.420 ± 0.014*
21 C	16	10.7 ± 0.63	3.500 ± 0.061	0.480 ± 0.013

Means ±s.e.m.

^*P < 0.05 versus control group.