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Table 3 Absolute and relative fetal organ weights

From: Surgical alteration of uterine space influences embryonic loss and fetal growth in the contemporary pig

Parameters

Group

 

CON (n = 75)

UOL (n = 63)

UHO (n = 46)

P-value

Absolute organ weight (g)

    

BRN

20.26 ± 2.39

21.40 ± 1.95

20.98 ± 1.95

0.191

HRT

5.01 ± 1.39b

7.00 ± 0.90a

5.90 ± 1.74ab

0.008

LVR

15.09 ± 4.05b

22.40 ± 3.32a

18.33 ± 5.08ab

0.002

LNG

18.70 ± 5.39b

25.58 ± 4.44a

20.81 ± 6.77ab

0.017

KID

7.13 ± 2.10ab

8.74 ± 1.54a

6.99 ± 2.24b

0.044

SPLN

1.05 ± 0.31b

1.40 ± 0.25a

1.18 ± 0.39ab

0.016

ROID

0.17 ± 0.06b

0.22 ± 0.06a

0.17 ± 0.05ab

0.044

GI

26.34 ± 7.97b

35.83 ± 6.23a

31.37 ± 9.78ab

0.033

BRN: LVR

1.42 ± 0.34a

0.97 ± 0.16b

1.23 ± 0.37ab

0.007

Relative organ weight (g/kg)

    

BRN

34.11 ± 7.97a

25.20 ± 3.54b

31.47 ± 10.26ab

0.034

HRT

7.98 ± 0.86

8.17 ± 0.77

8.10 ± 0.63

0.631

LVR

24.09 ± 2.26

26.06 ± 2.49

25.54 ± 3.09

0.243

LNG

29.74 ± 3.22

29.64 ± 2.90

28.39 ± 3.30

0.183

KID

11.29 ± 1.28a

10.16 ± 1.35b

9.67 ± 1.50b

< 0.001

SPLN

1.69 ± 0.43

1.63 ± 0.24

1.63 ± 0.25

0.618

ROID

0.27 ± 0.07

0.25 ± 0.06

0.25 ± 0.06

0.354

GI

41.62 ± 4.52

41.50 ± 3.90

42.90 ± 4.17

0.480

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. CON = Control; UOL = Unilateral oviductal ligation; UHO = Unilateral hysterectomy-ovariectomy; BRN = Brain; HRT = Heart; LVR = Liver; LNG = Lungs; KID = Kidneys; SPLN = Spleen; ROID = Thyroids; GI = Gastrointestinal tract. a, b Values within a row with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05