Table 4.
Organ weights in experiment 1.
| Dams 1 | Suckling Pups 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organ | % of BW 3 | Organ | % of BW 3 | Fe (p) 4 | Sex (p) 4 |
| Liver | 5.46 ± 0.47 | Liver | 3.24 ± 0.31 | p < 0.0001 | p = 0.0237 |
| Kidney | 0.69 ± 0.04 | Kidney | 1.00 ± 0.09 | p = 0.0201 | p = 0.0225 |
| Spleen | 0.26 ± 0.03 | Spleen | 0.46 ± 0.08 | p = 0.0005 | ns |
| Heart | 0.42 ± 0.02 | Heart | 0.57 ± 0.07 | p < 0.0001 | ns |
1n = 15 for liver, kidney, spleen, and heart; 2 n = 20–38 (males and females) for liver, kidney, spleen, and heart; 3 Data are means ± SD; 4 Analyzed by one-way ANOVA; BW (body weight); ns (not significant).