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. 2016 Jun 12;594(20):6055–6068. doi: 10.1113/JP272212

Table 1.

Body and organ weights relative to body weight (% BW)

Unstressed Stressed 2‐way ANOVA
Control Restricted Control Restricted Group Stress Interaction
Body weight (g)
Postnatal day 1 4.32 ± 0.04 3.62 ± 0.05γ
Postnatal day 7 10.8 ± 0.3 8.8 ± 0.3γ
Postnatal day 14 23.3 ± 0.4 20.1 ± 0.6γ
Postnatal day 35 78 ± 1 72 ± 2γ
4 months 219 ± 3 210 ± 2γ
Post‐pregnancy body weight (g)
7 months 268 ± 5 250 ± 5 267 ± 4 260 ± 3 P = 0.006 NS NS
9 months 262 ± 3 247 ± 4 259 ± 3 254 ± 3 P = 0.006 NS NS
12 months 271 ± 3 252 ± 3* 264 ± 3 261 ± 3 P = 0.001 NS P = 0.02
Post‐mortem (13 months) 270 ± 4 258 ± 4 264 ± 4 261 ± 3 P = 0.03 NS NS
Organ weights (% BW)
Pancreas 0.299 ± 0.014 0.295 ± 0.015 0.321 ± 0.016 0.323 ± 0.020 NS NS NS
Liver 2.81 ± 0.07 2.85 ± 0.06 2.81 ± 0.06 2.84 ± 0.05 NS NS NS
Dorsal white adipose tissue 1.52 ± 0.07 1.57 ± 0.09 1.59 ± 0.12 1.42 ± 0.05 NS NS NS
Heart 0.368 ± 0.003 0.367 ± 0.003 0.367 ± 0.005 0.374 ± 0.003 NS NS NS
Kidneys 0.614 ± 0.009 0.600 ± 0.006 0.613 ± 0.006 0.609 ± 0.010 NS NS NS
Adrenals 0.0212 ± 0.0005 0.026 ± 0.0010 0.0209 ± 0.0009 0.0214 ± 0.0003 NS NS NS

Effects of growth restriction and maternal stress on body weights and organ weights relative to body weight (mean ± SEM; = 10–14 per group). γ < 0.05 vs. Control; * < 0.05 vs. Control counterpart (following significant interaction); NS, not significant.