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. 2010 Nov;21(11):1891–1902. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2010040368

Table 1.

Absolute and corrected organ weights for male and female offspring at PN30

Absolute Weight (g)
Male
Female
Control Sham Ethanol Control Sham Ethanol
Body weight 75 ± 2a 80 ± 2a 66 ± 1c 71 ± 2d 72 ± 2d 60 ± 1e
Left kidney 0.431 ± 0.01a 0.473 ± 0.01b 0.401 ± 0.01c 0.401 ± 0.01d 0.404 ± 0.01d 0.395 ± 0.01d
Right kidney 0.434 ± 0.01a 0.485 ± 0.01b 0.418 ± 0.01c 0.407 ± 0.01d 0.417 ± 0.01d 0.397 ± 0.01d
Brain 1.557 ± 0.01a 1.616 ± 0.02a 1.531 ± 0.01c 1.493 ± 0.02d 1.566 ± 0.02d 1.495 ± 0.02d
Liver 3.680 ± 0.11a 4.075 ± 0.25a 3.630 ± 0.12a 3.547 ± 0.11d 3.371 ± 0.21d 3.359 ± 0.08d
Lung 0.818 ± 0.09a 0.804 ± 0.03a 0.748 ± 0.05a 0.812 ± 0.10d 0.807 ± 0.06d 0.643 ± 0.01d
Heart 0.442 ± 0.02a 0.464 ± 0.01a 0.448 ± 0.01a 0.418 ± 0.02d 0.425 ± 0.01d 0.382 ± 0.01e
Organ Weight:Body Weight Ratio (mg/g)
Male
Female
Control Sham Ethanol Control Sham Ethanol
Left kidney 5.79 ± 0.22a 5.94 ± 0.20a 6.06 ± 0.20a 5.94 ± 0.21d 5.61 ± 0.21d 6.53 ± 0.22e
Right kidney 5.83 ± 0.18a 6.09 ± 0.25a 6.32 ± 0.24a 5.79 ± 0.25d 5.80 ± 0.22d 6.55 ± 0.22e
Brain 20.91 ± 0.60a 20.29 ± 0.56a 23.01 ± 0.40c 21.14 ± 0.62d 21.75 ± 0.62d 24.68 ± 0.68e
Liver 49.18 ± 1.34a 51.28 ± 3.54a 54.61 ± 2.05a 49.85 ± 1.08d 46.67 ± 3.03d 55.49 ± 2.01d
Lung 10.90 ± 1.14a 10.08 ± 0.44a 11.20 ± 0.77a 11.51 ± 1.47d 11.20 ± 1.0d 10.61 ± 0.30d
Heart 6.04 ± 0.55a 5.83 ± 0.21a 6.74 ± 0.27a 5.74 ± 0.37d 5.89 ± 0.22d 6.32 ± 0.22d

The male and female data were analyzed separately using one-way ANOVA with a Tukey's post hoc test. The data are the means ± SEM, n = 8 rats per group, derived from six litters per treatment. The values that do not share a common letter are significantly different from each other (P < 0.05).