Table 1.
Dam BECa | Dam Weight Gain | Gestational Days | Pup Number | Gender Ratio | Litter Weight | Culled Litter Weightb | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(mg %) | (grams) | (# of days) | (# of pups) | (males/total pups) | (grams) | (grams) | |
Control (n=12) |
0.00 ± 0.00 | 153.00 ± 14.37 | 21.00 ± 0.00 | 14.00 ± 1.60 | 0.48 ± 0.14 | 86.00 ± 9.86 | 50.25 ± 2.63 |
E/Nc (n=14) |
105.50 ± 14.50 | 89.71 ± 23.83 | 21.14 ± 0.95 | 13.21 ± 1.19 | 0.50 ± 0.10 | 69.50 ± 7.68 | 41.81 ± 3.60 |
Significance | p≤0.001 | p≤0.001 | n.s | n.s. | n.s. | p≤0.001 | p≤0.001 |
All data is presented as means ± SEM. Student's t tests were used to analyze results.
BEC: Blood Ethanol Concentration
Culled litters included 4 males and 4 females
Treated with ethanol and nicotine during pregnancy