Figure 2.

The effect of early dexamethasone (DEX) treatment on the mean number of binucleate cells (BNCs) in sheep placentomes during pregnancy (combined data of placentome subtypes). Data were analyzed by a full factorial model (MANOVA) with treatment, gender, and dG as factors, followed by a pairwise comparison (Holm Sidak) when main effects were P < .05. Data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM) per sheep. MANOVA main effects: age P < .001, treatment P < .05; interaction: dG × treatment P < .05. Post hoc P values <.05 are indicated in figure: different letters indicate significant differences in dG, the star indicates significant differences in treatment. n = numbers of animals analyzed.