Original Article

Maternal Baicalin Treatment Increases Fetal Lung Surfactant Phospholipids in Rats

Table 2

Maternal treatment effects on organ weight and organ/body weight ratio.

TreatmentnBrain weight (g)Brain/body weight (%)Kidney weight (g)Kidney/body weight (%)Liver weight (g)Liver/body weight (%)

Control270.109 0.0034.47 0.120.020 0.0010.81 0.020.22 0.018.67 0.21
Baicalin (1 day)210.113 0.0024.37 0.080.020 0.0000.79 0.020.23 0.008.97 0.17
Baicalin (2 days)220.113 0.044.32 0.150.021 0.0010.81 0.020.25 0.01*9.54 ± 1.01**

Values are mean ± SEM. n is the number of fetuses tested. * , ** compared with the control group.