Table 4.
Echocardiography
| Control | ER | LR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 (n = 8) | F2 (n = 6) | F1 (n = 7) | F2 (n = 6) | F1 (n = 8) | F2 (n = 6) | |
| LV diameter systole (mm) | 8.75 (0.3) | 8.28 (0.5) | 8.80 (0.3) | 7.90 (0.2) | 8.62 (0.2) | 7.81 (0.2) |
| LV diameter diastole (mm) | 11.57 (0.3) | 11.47 (0.4) | 11.95 (0.3) | 10.80 (0.2) | 11.42 (0.1) | 10.44 (0.1) |
| Fractional shortening | 24.61 (1.1) | 25.12 (1.4) | 25.51 (1.3) | 26.67 (1.9) | 24.07 (1.7) | 25.49 (0.9) |
| Corrected LV mass (mg g−1) | 4.27 (0.2) | 4.22 (0.3) | 5.93 (0.3)* | 5.30 (0.1)* | 4.15 (0.3) | 3.82 (0.2) |
Biometric and cardiovascular data at 90 days of age in male offspring whose mothers (F1) or grandmothers (F2) had been subjected to 30% nutritional restriction during either days 1–35 of gestation (ER) or days 36–70 (LR) compared to control animals. Results are expressed as mean ±s.e.m.
*
P < 0.05 denotes significant difference compared to controls of same generation. LV, left ventricle.