Table 4.
Body and organ mass at the end of the experimental protocol for birds in the UCMS and control conditions.
| Tissue | Control | UCMS | Pa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body mass (g) | 1831 ± 130 | 1842 ± 121 | 0.922 |
| Spleen (g) | 2.3 ± 0.5 | 2.0 ± 0.5 | 0.046 |
| Liver (g) | 43.0 ± 5.5 | 41.7 ± 5.7 | 0.278 |
| Pituitary (mg) | 9.5 ± 2.5 | 9.5 ± 1.5 | 0.580 |
| Adrenal (mg) | 108.7 ± 29.2 | 108.8 ± 23.4 | 0.971 |
aSignificance of UCMS effect, from a repeated measures ANOVA for body mass and univariate ANOVAs for organ masses, including body mass as a covariate (n = 39, mean ± SD).