Table 5.
Effect of maternal administration of dexamethasone and Allium cepa during lactation on body weight in the female offspring of Wistar rats.
AT BIRTH | PNW4 | PNW 8 | PNW12 | |
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Control | 5.51 ± 0.28 | 43.72 ± 2.92 | 107.2 ± 2.78 | 129.8 ± 4.12 |
A.ceparowhead | 5.61 ± 0.37rowhead | 43.22 ± 3.18 | 87.2 ± 2.154 | 126.4 ± 2.62 |
DEX | 5.57 ± 0.30 | 23.23 ± 1.02a | 81.4 ± 5.15a,b | 122.0 ± 0.95 |
DEX + A. cepa | 5.77 ± 0.22 | 29.87 ± 3.144a | 90.4 ± 6.79a,b | 132.4 ± 4.13 |
Data represent mean ± SEM. n = 5. ap<0.05 when compared with the control group. bp < 0.05 when compared with the Allium cepa treated group. PNW: post natal week; Analysis was based on one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Turkey post hoc test.