Table 1.

Effects of maternal E consumption on male progeny and their offspring's body weight

Generation	Prenatal Treatment	Sex	Body Weight P0, g	Body Weight P21–24, g	Body Weight Adult, g
SS F1	C	M	6.57 ± 0.07	61.9 ± 0.72	312.8 ± 3.37
	PF		6.34 ± 0.08	61.0 ± 1.23	306.2 ± 2.39
	E		5.82 ± 0.06**	58.9 ± 1.51	300.4 ± 4.04
	E+T4		5.91 ± 0.09^^	59.4 ± 1.34	308.0 ± 3.37
BS F2	C	M	7.67 ± 0.14	71.7 ± 1.11	328.6 ± 6.79
		F	7.24 ± 0.18	66.5 ± 1.01	206.8 ± 5.17
	PF	M	7.02 ± 0.29	70.9 ± 1.47	319.7 ± 3.86
		F	7.21 ± 0.23	67.9 ± 1.32	209.6 ± 3.29
	E	M	6.84 ± 0.17*	66.2 ± 0.77*	319.3 ± 4.65
		F	6.51 ± 0.15*	62.9 ± 0.86	196.2 ± 3.38
	E+T4	M	6.59 ± 0.20^^	68.1 ± 1.17	331.5 ± 6.50
		F	6.33 ± 0.21^^	64.0 ± 1.05	202.6 ± 3.69

Data are represented as means ± SE; n = 5–51/group. Bonferroni post hoc.

^*P < 0.05,

^**P < 0.01 C vs. E,

^{^^}P < 0.01 C vs. E+T4. BS F2 P0 body weight was analyzed by combining male and female data. P, postnatal day; S, Sprague-Dawley; B, Brown Norway; C, control; PF, pair fed; E, ethanol; T4, thyroxin; M, male; F, female.