Effects of Lipoic Acid Supplementation on Activities of Cyclooxygenases and Levels of Prostaglandins E₂ and F₂α Metabolites, in the Offspring of Rats with Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes

Table 1

Morphological outcome, resorption rate, and blood glucose among the control and the diabetic groups.

Groups	Number of litters	Maternal body weight (g)	Body weight gain (g)	Number of viable fetuses	Mean implantation/litter	Number of resorption processes	Blood glucose; Mmol/L
Vehicle-treated control (V-TC)	9		38.77 ± 2.05	69		0.00
LA-treated control (LA-TC)	7		39.27 ± 5.42	61		0.00
Vehicle-treated diabetic (V-TD)	10		5.67 ±	48
LA-treated diabetic LA-TD)	8		10.12 ± 2.37	59		0.00

higher () than those from both groups of control rats.
higher () than those from both groups of control and LA-TD rats.
lower () than those from both groups of control and LA-TD rats.