Table 3.
Body Weight (g) of Offspring Raised by Control Dams Stratified by In Utero Exposure Status.a
| End Point | In Utero Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.2% w/w | 0.5% w/w | ||
| Litter No. | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Control nursed | PND 0 | 5.81 ± 0.18 (10) | 5.79 ± 0.12 (10) | 5.44 ± 0.17 (10) |
| PND 3 | 9.81 ± 0.40 (10) | 9.11 ± 0.44 (10) | 8.63 ± 0.34 (10) | |
| PND 6 | 15.71 ± 0.56 (10) | 13.82 ± 0.77 (10) | 13.15 ± 0.84 (10) | |
| PND 9 | 23.30 ± 0.64 (10) | 20.80 ± 1.08 (10) | 20.30 ± 1.22 (10) | |
| PND 21 | 58.30 ± 0.89 (10) | 54.83 ± 0.86 (10) | 53.64 ± 1.85 (10) | |
| PND 0 | 5.81 ± 0.19 (10) | 5.83 ± 0.11 (10) | 5.48 ± 0.30 (10) | |
| 0.2% w/w nursed | PND 3 | 8.26 ± 0.32 (9) | 7.74 ± 0.29 (10) | 7.47 ± 0.27 (8) |
| PND 6 | 9.18 ± 0.79 (9) | 8.52 ± 0.65 (10) | 8.40 ± 0.60 (8) | |
| PND 9 | 13.40 ± 0.59 (6) | 12.20 ± 0.49 (6) | 10.10 ± 0.90 (5) | |
| PND 21 | 27.45 ± 7.15 (2) | ND | 31.65 ± 0.35 (2) | |
| 0.5% w/w nursed | PND 0 | 5.84 ± 0.14 (10) | 5.77 ± 0.15 (10) | 5.64 ± 0.13 (10) |
| PND 3 | 7.39 ± 0.17 (10) | 7.07 ± 0.37 (8) | 6.14 ± 0.66 (9) | |
| PND 6 | ND | ND | ND | |
Abbreviations: ND, no offspring survived on that specific PND; PND, postnatal day.
a Number in the parentheses indicates the number of offspring surviving on that specific PND.