Intrauterine Growth Restricted Rats Exercised before and during Pregnancy: Maternal and Perinatal Repercussions
Table 3
Relative weight of organs of newborns from control not exercised (C), exercised control (Cex), intrauterine growth restricted not exercised (IUGR), and exercised IUGR (IUGRex) dams at day 10 of lactation.
Groups
C
Cex
IUGR
IUGRex
Females
= 21
= 33
= 21
= 22
Brain (%)a
3.61 ± 0.56
3.56 ± 0.57
4.09 ± 0.43
4.17 ± 0.46#
Pancreas (%)a
0.19 ± 0.05
0.19 ± 0.05
0.19 ± 0.05
0.18 ± 0.04
Lung (%)b
1.76 ± 0.09
1.94 ± 0.50
1.98 ± 0.20
1.96 ± 0.13#
Heart (%)a
0.57 ± 0.07
0.54 ± 0.07
0.58 ± 0.10
0.54 ± 0.07
Liver (%)a
2.23 ± 0.26
2.30 ± 0.25
2.16 ± 0.34
2.28 ± 0.25
Males
= 22
= 30
= 19
= 18
Brain (%)a
3.15 ± 0.72
3.51 ± 0.76
4.13 ± 0.51
3.98 ± 0.55#
Pancreas (%)b
0.16 ± 0.04
0.19 ± 0.04
0.18 ± 0.08
0.19 ± 0.06
Lung (%)b
1.81 ± 0.16
1.83 ± 0.17
2.04 ± 0.22
2.04 ± 0.19#
Heart (%)a
0.52 ± 0.05
0.53 ± 0.06
0.56 ± 0.11
0.58 ± 0.08#
Liver (%)a
2.00 ± 0.75
2.32 ± 0.26
2.17 ± 0.35
2.30 ± 0.27
Values are presented as percentual mean ± standard deviation. : statistically significant difference between C and Cex. : statistically significant difference between C and IUGR. : statistically significant difference between Cex and IUGRex. test, bMann-Whitney test.
