Research Article

Resveratrol Improves Hepatic Redox Status and Lipid Balance of Neonates with Intrauterine Growth Retardation in a Piglet Model

Table 2

Growth performance and organ weight of piglets at 21 days of age.

ItemsNBW-CONNBW-RSVIUGR-CONIUGR-RSV value
BWRSV

ABW (kg)<0.0010.9950.337
Liver (g)<0.0010.1140.311
Liver relative weight (g/kg)0.0320.1760.219

ABW: average body weight; BW: birth weight; RSV: resveratrol; NBW-CON: normal birth weight piglets orally fed with 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose sodium; NBW-RSV: normal birth weight piglets orally fed with 80 mg RSV/kg body weight/d; IUGR-CON: intrauterine growth-retarded piglets orally fed with 0.5% carboxymethylcellulose sodium; IUGR-RSV: intrauterine growth-retarded piglets orally fed with 80 mg RSV/kg body weight/d. Results present as means and standard errors, .