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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 3.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2012 Oct 22;60(6):1545–1551. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.112.202275

Figure 2. Effects of exercise on fetal (panel A), placental (panel B) weight and placental efficiency (Fetal weight/placental weight; panel C).

Figure 2

Fetal and placental weight was decreased in the reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) compared to normal pregnant (NP) rats. Exercise had no effect on fetal weight in either the RUPP or NP rats. Exercise decreased placental weight in the RUPP rats, but had no effect in the NP rats. Placental efficiency was increased (P<0.05) in the RUPP+Ex group compared to the RUPP group. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM. Statistical significance for comparisons that are different by post-hoc testing are indicated by lines above the bars and * P<0.05.