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. 2012 May 22;7(5):e37899. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037899

Table 2. Fetal body measurements at postmortem (131 dGA).

Control IUGR IGF1
Absolute Weight (g)
Fetal weight 3895±206 3087±280* 3218±261
Adrenals 0.5±0.1 0.6±0.1 0.6±0.2
Brain 44.5±1.7 41.3±2.0 42.3±2.1
Heart 29.3±1.3 26.7±0.2 26.1±2.5
Kidneys 26.3±2.0 26.8±2.6 26.4±2.2
Liver 145.3±14.1 123.9±16.4 112.6±10.9
Lungs 117.6±7.2 85.2±6.8** 99.0±4.9
Pancreas 3.6±0.3 3.0±0.3 3.3±0.4
Perirenal fat 12.6±0.8 13.7±2.8 13.1±0.8
Spleen 11.4±0.2 6.6±1.3* 6.5±0.6*
Thymus 15.1±1.9 8.0±1.9* 11.3±2.7
Thyroid 1.0±0.2 0.9±0.2 0.9±0.2
Uterus 706±33 596±57 613±60
Placenta 596.0±92.6 340.1±41.4* 395.0±44.8
Placentome number 78±5 64±5 69 ±5
Mean placentome weight 6.04±0.79 4.10±0.84 4.36±0.90
Fetal: placental weight ratio 8.04±0.77 9.28±0.77 8.51±0.87
Relative Weight (g/kg body weight)
Adrenals 0.12±0.02 0.20±0.03* 0.18±0.02
Brain 11.6±0.5 13.8±0.7* 13.3±0.8
Heart 7.6±0.4 8.7±0.6 8.2±0.6
Kidneys 6.9±0.7 8.7±0.5* 8.4±0.6
Liver 38.0±4.1 40.4±4.3 35.5±2.5
Lungs 30.6±1.8 28.1±1.6 31.7±2.2
Pancreas 1.0±0.1 1.0±0.1 1.1±0.1
Perirenal fat 3.3±0.2 4.3±0.4* 4.2±0.3*
Spleen 3.0±0.5 2.0±0.2* 2.0±0.1
Thymus 3.8±0.3 2.4±0.4* 3.3±0.6
Thyroid 0.3±0.1 0.3±0.1 0.3±0.1
Length (cm)
CRL 43.9±1.0 40.6±1.0* 41.5±1.2
BPD 60.9±1.3 60.4±1.5 58.4±1.4
Chest (girth) 33.6±0.6 31.1±0.9* 31.6±0.8
Forelimb Hock-hoof 15.1±0.5 13.7±0.4* 14.0±0.6
Forelimb 27.8±0.4 25.6±0.7* 26.6±0.8*
Hindlimb Hock-hoof 17.9±0.3 16.5±0.3* 16.5±0.7*
Hindlimb 32.9±0.4 29.8±0.7** 30.5±1.2*

Values are mean±SEM. *p<0.05, **p<0.01 for comparison with Control. Control (n = 11), IUGR (n = 9), and IGF1 (n = 7).