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Table 2 Whole Body Dual X-ray Absorptiometry

From: Maternal creatine homeostasis is altered during gestation in the spiny mouse: is this a metabolic adaptation to pregnancy?

Dual X-ray Absorptiometry

Non-pregnant

Pregnant

Statistics

BMD (g/cm 2 )

0.066 ± 0.001

0.057 ± 0.001

<0.05

Tissue- Lean Mass (g)

24.9 ± 0.6

29.6 ± 1.3

<0.01

Tissue- Fat Mass (g)

8.7 ± 0.6

9.0 ± 0.6

NS

  1. The effect of pregnancy on bone mineral denisty (BMD; g/cm2), tissue lean mass (g) and tissue fat mass (g). Values are means ± SEM; n = 6-8/group. Statistical analysis Students t-Test. Significance P ≤ 0.05.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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