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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2008 Mar 21;30(5):448–454. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2008.03.063

Table 2.

Weights (g) of in utero opioid exposed neonatal guinea pigs compared to vehicle

Age Vehicle Methadone Morphine
Birth 102 ± 4 81 ± 4** 82 ± 3**
3 days 102 ± 4 82 ± 5** 84 ± 3**
7 days 132 ± 6 116 ± 8* 112 ± 5**
14 days 189 ± 12 147 ± 10*^^ 178 ± 9
*

p<0.05 vs. vehicle

**

p<0.01 vs. vehicle

***

p<0.001 vs. vehicle

^^

p<0.01 vs. morphine, all values reported as mean ± S.E. of all pups in each treatment group, n (per treatment): Birth and day 3, 18 pups; day 7, 12 pups; day 14, 6 pups.