Table 1.
Number of maternal deaths, miscarriages, litters with perinatal deaths, and offspring that died perinatally, and litter size per experimental group.
| Peanut Oil | Chlorpyrifos | |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal deathsa | 1/15 | 1/18 |
| Miscarriagesb | 0/14 | 1/17 |
| Litters with perinatal deathsc | 7/14 | 5/16 |
| Perinatal deathsd | 14/70 | 10/73 |
| Litter sizee | 5.10 ± 0.55 | 4.41 ± 0.42 |
| Total number of viable female pups (range/litter) | 31 (0–4) | 24 (0–4) |
| Total number of viable male pups (range/litter) | 25 (0–4) | 38 (0–4) |
a
Number of pregnant guinea pigs that died during injections/total number of injected guinea pigs.
b
Number of pregnant guinea pigs that miscarried after beginning of injections/total number of pregnant guinea pigs that survived the injections.
c
Number of litters with offspring that died within 24 h after birth/total number of viable litters.
d
Number of offspring that died within 24 h after birth/total number of offspring.
e
Litter size is presented as mean ± SEM of total number of offspring per litter per group.