Maternal Manganese Restriction Increases Susceptibility to High-Fat Diet-Induced Dyslipidemia and Altered Adipose Function in WNIN Male Rat Offspring

Table 5

Reproductive performance of the female WNIN rats fed different diets.

Parameter	MnC	MnR	MnRC
Body wt before mating	182±6.52	180±2.39	198±6.05
% conceived	100	100	100
Wt gain during pregnancy (g)	90.9±6.20	96.1±1.85	92.5±6.75
% aborted	Nil	Nil	Nil
Litter size	3–11	6–13	5–11
Still births	Nil	Nil	Nil
Deaths during lactation	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mean birth wt (g)	5.60±0.204	5.56±0.086	5.63±0.120

Values are mean ± SE, 𝑛=6.