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. 2016 Aug 1;11(8):e0160184. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160184

Table 4. Evaluation of dams in adaptation, gestation and lactation periods.

Control Dams (C) High-Fat Dams (H)
Adaptation (Mean ± SEM) Gestation (Mean ± SEM) Lactation (Mean ± SEM) Adaptation (Mean ± SEM) Gestation (Mean ± SEM) Lactation (Mean ± SEM)
Body Weight (g) 26.98 ± 0.41a 31.22 ± 1.62a 29.57 ± 0.54a 33.99 ± 0.62b 36.33 ± 1.94b 38.66 ± 0.29b
Adiposity (%) 1.41 ± 0.09a 0.88 ± 0.12a 0.51 ± 0.08a 2.35 ± 0.06b 4.55 ± 0.37b 3.36 ± 0.43b
Caloric Intake (kcal/day) 19.93 ± 1.51 28.48 ± 1.61 23.28 ± 0.42 20.45 ± 0.80 30.75 ± 2.72 23.52 ± 0.41
Fasting Glucose (mmoL/L) 7.10 ± 0.19a 7.01 ±0.43a 4.96 ± 0.57a 8.26 ± 0.41b 8.89 ± 0.17b 6.82 ± 0.65b
Serum Insulin (pmoL/L) 110.75 ± 15.82a 96.42 ± 4.79 274.40 ± 66.32a 245.15 ± 28.54b 90.85 ± 4.99 664.54 ± 7.31b

Different letters indicate significant differences at p<0.05