Fig 3. Exercise during pregnancy does not influence exploratory activity of offspring at P60.

Open field quadrants (top right) and exploratory activity in offspring from the exercise group (EX; n = 14 for 5 min investigation and n = 21 for 10 min investigation) and control group (CTL; n = 14 for 5 min investigation and n = 22 for 10 min investigation) at P60. Offspring animals were monitored for 5 (A) and 10 (B) minutes. Exploratory activity of offspring is expressed as number of quadrants crossed (locomotion units) for both the 5 central quadrants (central) and the 8 peripheral quadrants (peripheral). Total locomotion corresponds to the sum of central and peripheral locomotion. Student's t test revealed no significant difference in exploratory activity between the studied groups for either 5 or 10 min of investigation.