Table 2.
Mean organ weight and organ/body weight ratio of male (n = 20–30 per treatment) and female (n = 20–31 per treatment) offspring
| Liver | Left kidney | Right kidney | Heart | Lung | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | |||||
| Organ weight, g | |||||
| IVC-ET | 2.624 ± 0.196A | 0.384 ± 0.0137 | 0.383 ± 0.0196 | 0.291 ± 0.0078 | 0.204 ± 0.0043 |
| IV-ET | 2.482 ± 0.097a | 0.373 ± 0.0088 | 0.384 ± 0.0120 | 0.236 ± 0.0074 | 0.217 ± 0.0033 |
| NM-6 | 2.627 ± 0.130A | 0.393 ± 0.0242 | 0.357 ± 0.0188 | 0.208 ± 0.0064 | 0.208 ± 0.0057 |
| NM | 2.105 ± 0.078Bb | 0.350 ± 0.0082 | 0.331 ± 0.0072 | 0.194 ± 0.0048 | 0.197 ± 0.0041 |
| Organ/body weight ratios | |||||
| IVC-ET | 0.0514 ± 0.002a | 0.0076 ± 0.0002 | 0.0076 ± 0.0003 | 0.0044 ± 0.0001 | 0.0041 ± 0.0001 |
| IV-ET | 0.0472 ± 0.001 | 0.0071 ± 0.0001 | 0.0073 ± 0.0001 | 0.0045 ± 0.0001 | 0.0041 ± 0.0001 |
| NM-6 | 0.052 ± 0.002A | 0.0078 ± 0.0004 | 0.0071 ± 0.0003 | 0.0041 ± 0.0001 | 0.0042 ± 0.0001 |
| NM | 0.0456 ± 0.001Bb | 0.0076 ± 0.0001 | 0.0072 ± 0.0004 | 0.0042 ± 0.0001 | 0.0043 ± 0.0001 |
| Female | |||||
| Organ weight, g | |||||
| IVC-ET | 1.681 ± 0.038 | 0.231 ± 0.0067A | 0.224 ± 0.0055A | 0.0164 ± 0.0051 | 0.184 ± 0.0035A |
| IV-ET | 1.675 ± 0.065 | 0.243 ± 0.0055Bb | 0.241 ± 0.0068B | 0.1670 ± 0.0053 | 0.196 ± 0.0033B |
| NM-6 | 1.821 ± 0.061 | 0.219 ± 0.0057A | 0.209 ± 0.0084A | 0.156 ± 0.0043 | 0.184 ± 0.0047A |
| NM | 1.628 ± 0.033 | 0.222 ± 0.0046 | 0.210 ± 0.0037 | 0.146 ± 0.0021 | 0.173 ± 0.0018 |
| Organ/body weight ratios | |||||
| IVC-ET | 0.0419 ± 0.0010 | 0.0058 ± 0.0002 | 0.0056 ± 0.0002 | 0.0041 ± 0.0002 | 0.0046 ± 0.0001 |
| IV-ET | 0.0412 ± 0.0017 | 0.0060 ± 0.0001A | 0.0059 ± 0.0002A | 0.0041 ± 0.0002 | 0.0048 ± 0.0001 |
| NM-6 | 0.0436 ± 0.0010 | 0.0053 ± 0.0002B | 0.0051 ± 0.0003B | 0.0038 ± 0.0001 | 0.0044 ± 0.0001 |
| NM | 0.0428 ± 0.0009 | 0.0059 ± 0.0001A | 0.0055 ± 0.0001 | 0.0039 ± 0.0001 | 0.0046 ± 0.0001 |
Different letters denote differences either at P < 0.05 (uppercase) or as trend (P < 0.1, lowercase).