Table 2.
Effects of D-allulose administration on embryo or fetal developmenta.
| Examination indicators (per litter unless noted otherwise) |
D-allulose administration Dose (mg/kg body weight) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1250 | 2500 | 5000 | |
| Number of corpora lutea | 15.1 ± 2.1 | 15.7 ± 2.0 | 15.9 ± 2.2 | 14.1 ± 2.7 |
| Number of implantations | 14.8 ± 2.7 | 15.4 ± 1.9 | 15.7 ± 2.1 | 14.1 ± 2.6 |
| Live fetuses | ||||
| Number of live fetuses | 14.6 ± 2.7 | 15.3 ± 2.0 | 15.6 ± 2.1 | 13.8 ± 2.7 |
| Body length (mm) | 36.0 ± 2.1 | 36.1 ± 1.6 | 35.9 ± 1.8 | 36.0 ± 1.9 |
| Tail length (mm) | 11.5 ± 1.0 | 11.5 ± 1.0 | 11.4 ± 1.0 | 11.4 ± 1.0 |
| Body weight (g) | 4.3 ± 0.5 | 4.4 ± 0.4 | 4.3 ± 0.4 | 4.4 ± 0.4 |
| Sex ratio (female:male) | 0.89 | 1.01 | 1.09 | 1.10 |
| Resorbed fetuses | ||||
| Total number of corpora lutea Total number of litters |
257 4 |
314 1 |
270 1 |
253 3 |
| Total number of resorbed fetuses | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Fetal resorption rate (%)b) | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
No statistically significant differences were noted among the groups when analyzed by the Anova or Dunnett method.
a
Examination indicators were enumerated on 17, 20, 17, and 18 dams with pregnancy confirmed for 0, 1250, 2500, and 5000 mg/kg body weight group, respectively.
b
) Fetal resorption rate was calculated through dividing the total number of resorbed fetuses by the total number of corpora lutea.