Original Article

Maternal Baicalin Treatment Increases Fetal Lung Surfactant Phospholipids in Rats

Table 1

Maternal treatment effects on fetal body weight and lung/body weight ratio.

TreatmentnBody weight (g)Lung weight (g)Lung/body weight (%)

Control272.48 ± 0.070.098 ± 0.0043.90 ± 0.09
Baicalin (1 day)212.62 ± 0.050.094 ± 0.0023.63 ± 0.08
Baicalin (2 days)222.46 ± 0.050.092 ± 0.0023.80 ± 0.07

Values are mean ± SEM. n is the number of fetuses tested.