Table 1. Effects of exposure to leptin or estradiol on rat dams’ pregnancy weight gain.
Treatment | Baseline (g) (mean ± SEM) |
Third week of gestation (g) (mean ± SEM) |
Net weight gain (g) (mean ± SEM) |
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Control | 223.98 ± 2.15 | 267.92 ± 3.04 | 43.20 ± 4.16 |
Leptin | 224.39 ± 2.52 | 266.44 ± 2.82 | 42.59 ± 1.53 |
Estradiol | 224.00 ± 1.94 | 264.76 ± 2.13 | 40.90 ± 1.83 |