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Table 5 Body weight and brain weight of foetuses

From: Pre-gestational stress reduces the ratio of 5-HIAA to 5-HT and the expression of 5-HT1A receptor and serotonin transporter in the brain of foetal rat

Groups

n

Body weight (g)

Brain weight (mg)

Female foetuses of control

47

3.52 ± 0.10

166.3 ± 3.6

  

(3.49~3.55)

(165.2~167.4)

Female foetuses of CUS

43

3.48 ± 0.16*

165.6 ± 3.0

  

(3.43~3.53)

(164.7~166.5)

Male foetuses of control

40

3.67 ± 0.13

172.5 ± 2.6

  

(3.63~3.71)

(171.7~173.3)

Male foetuses of CUS

49

3.61 ± 0.08*

170.6 ± 2.2

  

(3.59~3.63)

(170.0~171.2)

  1. Data are mean ± S.D. Data in bracket are 95% confidence intervals for each relevant statistic. *: P < 0.05, compared with control by the same sex