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Table 2 Changes (mean ± SE) in placental weight, fetal length, weight, and number of fetuses maternally treated with low and high doses of progesterone treatment groups

From: Prenatal exposure to exogenous progesterone adversely affects fetal development in Albino rats

 

Control

Treated

Low dose, 1.8 mg/200 g bw

High dose, 3.6 mg/200 g bw

Placental weight (g)

0.57 ±0.01

0.54 ± 0.01

0.56 ± 0.01

Fetal CVL (cm)

3.60 ± 0.01a

3.50 ± 0.01b

3.47 ± 0.01b

Fetus weight (g)

3.56 ± 0.03a

3.53 ± 0.03a

3.21 ± 0.05b

No. of litters/dams

6.73±0.02

6.84±0.02

6.63±0.02

ALP (unit/g)

262.00±19.90a

185.10±9.90b

135.40±5.70b

  1. Superscript letters “a” and “b” represent a significant difference (P < 0.05) between the control and treatment groups