Histological and Metabolic State of Dams Suckling Small Litter or MSG-Treated Pups

Table 2

Milk composition in lactating dams at 21 days of lactation.

	NL Dams	SL Dams	CON Dams	MSG Dams
Calories (kcal/mL)
Fat content (%)
Protein (µg/µL)
Leukocytes/10 fields (1000x)

Data are the means ± SEM obtained from 4–6 lactating dams per group. Symbols above numbers represent statistical differences (), according to Student’s -test. NL Dams versus SL Dams; ^#CON Dams versus MSG Dams.