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. 2015 Jan;22(1):75–89. doi: 10.1177/1933719114532844

Table 4.

Relative Organ Weight 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
Body weight, g 181.33 ± 3.91 178.25 ± 3.21 180.49 ± 6.24
Relative organ weight
 Pituitary 0.05 ± 0.00 0.05 ± 0.00 0.08 ± 0.01
 Adrenal 0.14 ± 0.01 0.14 ± 0.01 0.15 ± 0.01
 Kidney 3.57 ± 0.12 3.60 ± 0.03 3.61 ± 0.07
 Liver 37.58 ± 1.18 38.62 ± 0.88 39.86 ± 0.78
 Spleen 2.82 ± 0.03 2.80 ± 0.24 2.95 ± 0.11
Uterine horn
 Wet 1.96 ± 0.20 2.28 ± 0.54 1.97 ± 0.29
 Dry 1.79 ± 0.16 1.86 ± 0.18 1.67 ± 0.17
 Ovary 0.57 ± 0.023 0.49 ± 0.04 0.50 ± 0.02

Abbreviation: PND, postnatal day.

a Offspring were terminated on estrus day prior to or shortly after PND 54; relative organ weight: organ weight (g) × 1000/body weight (g).