Table 2.

Biometric measurements of control and IUGR fetuses

Measurement	Control (n = 8)	IUGR (n = 8)
Male fetuses, %	50	37
Age at necropsy, days	134 ± 1	133 ± 1
Fetal weight, kg	3.37 ± 0.16	1.57 ± 0.25*
Placental weight, g	363 ± 35.1	117 ± 14.3*
Brain weight, g	48.9 ± 1.24	41.4 ± 1.76*
Brain weight, g/fetal weight, kg	15.9 ± 0.86	27.5 ± 1.93*
Total semitendinosus weight, g	12.5 ± 1.16	6.17 ± 0.69*
Semitendinosus weight, g/fetal weight, kg	4.01 ± 0.20	3.71 ± 0.12
Total biceps femoris weight, g	32.1 ± 1.74	16.2 ± 2.28*
Biceps femoris weight, g/fetal weight, kg	9.74 ± 0.54	8.93 ± 0.37

Values are expressed as means ± SE. IUGR, intrauterine growth restriction.

^*P < 0.01.