Table 1.

The anthropometric parameters of newborn rats

	Control N = 9	Ischemic N = 4	IUGR N = 5
Birth weight (P2) (g)	6.13 ± 0.39	5.66 ± 0.27 *	4.45 ± 0.13 **,##
Brain weight (P2) (g)	0.24 ± 0.02	0.27 ± 0.01 **	0.26 ± 0.01
Cephalization index at day 2	3.99 ± 0.32	4.86 ± 0.23 **	5.87 ± 0.07 **,##

IUGR, Intrauterine growth restriction. In the table, Birth weight , brain weight and cephalitzation index at day two is presented.

Each group belongs to at least two different mothers. Data are indicated as mean ± SD.

Significant differences compared to controls **p < .01, *p < .05; to Ischemic rats ##p < .01.