Table 1. Morphometric parameters and organ weights at weaning (d21) of IUGR piglets treated with either saline (IUGRSal) or leptin (IUGRLep).

Parameters	IUGRSal	IUGRLep
Morphometric parameters
Body weight (BW) (kg)	3.79 ±0.22	4.19±0.17
Length (cm)	67.5±0.5	64.5±1.8
Organ relative weights (% of BW)
Liver	2.57±0.14	3.25**±0.15
Lungs	1.45±0.07	1.52±0.03
Heart	0.71±0.06	0.70±0.03
Spleen	0.23±0.01	0.27*±0.01
Small intestine	3.59±0.10	4.44*±0.36
Kidney	0.35±0.01	0.42*±0.02
Pancreas	0.13±0.01	0.17*±0.01

Values represent the mean ± SEM, (n = 20 per group),

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01, for leptin effect in IUGR piglets.