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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Reprod Toxicol. 2012 Oct 8;34(4):635–643. doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.09.003

Table 1.

Reproductive characteristics of unexposed control and BaP-exposed rats.

Item UNC 50 μg/m3 BaP 75 μg/m3 BaP 100 μg/m3 BaP
Ovarian Wt (g) 0.68 ± 0.004 0.61 ± 0.003 0.59 ± 0.002 0.60 ± 0.003
Ovulation Rate 15.3 ± 2.0 13.9 ± 3.0 12.8 ± 2.5 8.3 ± 1.0*
% Ovulated Mature Eggs 96 98 96 97
Mean Number Of Pups Born (Mean ± SE) 15.0 ± 4.0 13.4 ± 1.0 12.3 ± 1.0 4.3 ± 2.0**
% Fetal Survival 98.03 96.4 96.1 51.8**
*

p < 0.05;

**

p < 0.002