Table 2.
Maternal relative weight of rats (%) and weight of different adipose tissues (%) at day 10 of lactation of control not exercised (C), exercised control (Cex), intrauterine growth restricted not exercised (IUGR), and exercised IUGR (IUGRex) dams.
| Organs | Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C (n = 6) |
Cex (n = 8) |
IUGR (n = 5) |
IUGRex (n = 5) |
|
| Heart (%)a | 0.35 ± 0.04 | 0.28 ± 0.01$ | 0.33 ± 0.04 | 0.34 ± 0.01# |
| Pancreas (%)b | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 0.30 ± 0.05 | 0.25 ± 0.01# |
| Lung (%)a | 0.50 ± 0.06 | 0.44 ± 0.08 | 0.51 ± 00.15 | 0.62 ± 0.11# |
| Liver (%)b | 3.45 ± 0.121 | 3.47 ± 0.19 | 3.42 ± 0.58 | 3.78 ± 0.48 |
| Adipose tissues | ||||
| Peritoneal (%)b | 1.34 ± 0.59 | 1.51 ± 0.265 | 0.92 ± 0.33 | 0.42 ± 0.10#& |
| Periovarian (%)b | 0.28 ± 0.12 | 0.36 ± 0.09 | 0.36 ± 0.18 | 0.15 ± 0.03#& |
| Periuterine (%)a | 0.70 ± 0.22 | 0.60 ± 0.21 | 0.51 ± 0.25 | 0.41 ± 0.17 |
| Pancreatic (%)a | 0.19 ± 0.10 | 0.22 ± 0.66 | 0.21 ± 0.10 | 0.12 ± 0.03# |
| Sternal (%)b | 0.07 ± 0.03 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 0.02 ± 0.007∗ | 0.03 ± 0.007# |
| Total fat (g)b | 8.41 ± 2.52 | 9.92 ± 4.11 | 5.15 ± 2.39∗ | 2.50 ± 1.39#& |
| Relative fat (%)b | 0.85 ± 0.29 | 0.79 ± 0.15 | 0.67 ± 0.18 | 0.43 ± 0.08#& |
Values are presented as percentual mean ± standard deviation.
$ p < 0.05: statistically significant difference between C and Cex.
∗ p < 0.05: statistically significant difference between C and IUGR.
# p < 0.05: statistically significant difference between Cex and IUGRex.
& p < 0.05: statistically significant difference between IUGR and IUGRex.
a t test; bMann Whitney test.