Table III.
Physical Development. Days of age for the appearance of the following physical features: ears unfolded, upper and lower incisors cutting the gums and eyes opening
| Physical Feature | Prenatal treatment | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LC | PF | EtOH | ||||||||||
| Vehicle | Choline | Vehicle | Choline | Vehicle | Choline | |||||||
| Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | |
| Ears Unfolded | 3.1 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Lower Incisors | *** 10.3 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 0.3 | **11.1 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 0.3 |
| Upper Incisors | *** 10.6 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 0.2 | 10.4 | 0.2 | **11.6 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 0.2 |
| Eyes Opened | 14.1 | 0.2 | 14.1 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 0.2 | 14.4 | 0.1 | **14.9 | 0.2 | 14.9 | 0.2 |
EtOH significantly different from both control groups,
choline treatment significantly different from vehicle