Structure and Function of Enterocyte in Intrauterine Growth Retarded Pig Neonates

Table 1

Features differentiating NBW and IUGR neonatal piglets. Mean and SD, .

	NBW	IUGR	value
Body weight, PD0 [kg]	1.52 ± 0.17	0.75 ± 0.08	0.002^1
Body weight, PD7 [kg]	1.66 ± 0.48	0.82 ± 0.19	0.0006^1
Brain weight, PD7 [g]	30.1 ± 3.06	27.2 ± 4.56	0.3^2
Liver weight, PD7 [g]	85.6 ± 14.7	38.0 ± 11.2	0.002^2
Intestine weight, PD7 [g]	83.9 ± 21.8	46.0 ± 10	0.005^2
Intestine length, PD7 [cm]	369 ± 44	292 ± 26	0.002^2
Intestine weight/brain weight, PD7	2.72 ± 0.75	1.64 ± 0.56	0.015^2

PD0, PD7—postnatal days 0 and 7; ¹nonparametric Mann–Whitney test; ²Student’s t-test.