Research Article

Intrauterine Growth Restricted Rats Exercised before and during Pregnancy: Maternal and Perinatal Repercussions

Table 1

Outcomes of female rats from parental and first generation.

Parental generation
NondiabeticSevere diabetic

Number of rats 764
Number of mated female rats 7/7 (100%) 27/64 (42.24%)
Number of rats with at term pregnancy 7/7 (100%)13/27 (48.10%)
Littler size/rat13.14 7.84

First generation
APA/Control
(from nondiabetic dam)
SPA/IUGR
(from diabetic dam)

Female offspring at birth 2937
Number of alive female offspring at 3 months23/29 (79.31%)18/37 (51.35%)
Number of mated female rats 15/23 (65.21%)10/18 (55.55%)

CCexIUGRIUGRex

Number of rats with at term pregnancy 6855

: compared to nondiabetic/control groups (Fisher’s exact test).