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).