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. 2013 Mar 13;8(3):e58243. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058243

Table 1. Growth parameters of control and STZ-treated embryos at E14.5; and control, STZ and STZ+Insulin-treated embryos at E18.5.

Bodyweight (mg) Crown-Rump Length (mm) Head width (mm) Placenta weight (mg)
E14.5 Control Male 280.3±15.7 11.9 ±0.3 7.1±0.2 118.8±5.5
Female 261.1±15.8 11.8±0.3 7.0±0.2 111.6±5.6
STZ Male 189.9±15.9 10.5±0.3 6.4±0.2 79.9±5.7
Female 180.1 ±16.1 10.4±0.3 6.3±0.2 71.0±5.8
P treatment 0.004 0.004 0.01 0.001
P sex 0.008 0.32 0.58 0.02
P treatment*sex 0.38 0.87 0.63 0.79
E18.5 Control Male 1169.7±32.0 20.9±0.5 10.8±0.2 112.6±5.5
Female 1184.4±33.7 21.0±0.5 10.9±0.2 108.7±5.6
STZ Male 748.7±37.8 16.8±0.5 9.3±0.2 72.9±6.3
Female 727.7±40.3 16.6±0.6 9.4±0.2 61.4±7.0
STZ+Insulin Male 752.3±48.9 17.0±0.7 10.0±0.3 80.3±8.3
Female 713.7±55.4 16.2±0.8 9.6±0.3 69.7±9.0
P treatment <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001
P sex 0.54 0.12 0.50 0.04
P treatment*sex 0.61 0.19 0.27 0.62

Data from E14.5 and E18.5 cohorts were analysed separately by a linear mixed model with maternal STZ and insulin treatment and offspring sex as independent variables, weighted for litter. Values are mean±SEM. E14.5: (n)  =  control (n =  5 litters comprising 41 embryos), STZ-treated (n = 5 litters comprising 33 embryos). E18.5: (n)  =  control (n = 11 litters comprising 72 embryos), STZ (n = 10 litters comprising 41 embryos), STZ+Insulin (n = 5 litters comprising 25 embryos).