Table 2.
Mean (±S.E.M.) fetal body and placental weights, fetal : placental weight ratio, crown–rump and limb lengths, and tissue weights, in the saline and leptin-infused fetuses on the fifth day of infusion
| Saline (n = 6) | Leptin (n = 6) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fetal body weight (FBW, g) | 2533 ± 137 | 2680 ± 151 | |
| Placental weight (PW, g) | 266.8 ± 26.4 | 298.5 ± 21.9 | |
| FBW : PW ratio | 9.90 ± 0.96 | 9.05 ± 0.23 | |
| Crown–rump (cm) | 42.3 ± 0.7 | 43.2 ± 0.9 | |
| Lower fore limb (cm) | 12.7 ± 0.2 | 12.5 ± 0.4 | |
| Middle fore limb (cm) | 10.8 ± 0.3 | 10.3 ± 0.3 | |
| Upper fore limb (cm) | 9.1 ± 0.2 | 8.8 ± 0.4 | |
| Lower hind limb (cm) | 15.5 ± 0.4 | 15.3 ± 0.2 | |
| Middle hind limb (cm) | 13.5 ± 0.3 | 13.3 ± 0.5 | |
| Upper hind limb (cm) | 11.2 ± 0.3 | 10.6 ± 0.4 | |
| Liver | (g) | 62.0 ± 6.5 | 75.9 ± 7.7 |
| (%)a | 2.43 ± 0.15 | 2.81 ± 0.18 | |
| PAT | (g) | 9.3 ± 0.9 | 10.1 ± 0.9 |
| (%) | 0.37 ± 0.05 | 0.38 ± 0.04 | |
| Heart | (g) | 14.0 ± 0.9 | 15.7 ± 2.1 |
| (%) | 0.56 ± 0.04 | 0.57 ± 0.05 | |
| Lungs | (g) | 72.4 ± 3.1 | 63.2 ± 4.1 |
| (%) | 2.90 ± 0.19 | 2.38 ± 0.17 | |
| Kidneys | (g) | 17.8 ± 1.1 | 18.3 ± 1.2 |
| (%) | 0.70 ± 0.03 | 0.67 ± 0.04 | |
| Brain | (g) | 36.9 ± 1.7 | 36.1 ± 1.3 |
| (%) | 1.49 ± 0.05 | 1.35 ± 0.04 | |
| Pancreas | (g) | 2.25 ± 0.12 | 2.48 ± 0.15 |
| (%× 102) | 8.97 ± 0.58 | 9.29 ± 0.31 | |
| Adrenal | (mg) | 234 ± 23 | 252 ± 21 |
| (%× 103) | 9.30 ± 0.87 | 9.11 ± 0.50 | |
PAT, perirenal adipose tissue.
a
Tissue weights are expressed both as absolute weight and weight relative to fetal body weight (%).