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Table 3 Organ Weights

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

Organs

Non-pregnant

Pregnant

Statistics

Kidney (mg)

225.5 ± 11.0

305.1 ± 8.7

<0.01

Liver (g)

0.899 ± 0.001

1.26 ± 0.05

<0.01

Heart (mg)

119.5 ± 9.1

134.7 ± 4.1

<0.05

Brain (mg)

823.8 ± 12.9

864.6 ± 10.7

NS

  1. The weight (mg or g) of non-pregnant and term pregnant spiny mouse kidney, liver, heart and brain. Values are means ± SEM; n = 6-8/group for organ weights. Statistical analysis Students t-Test. Significance P ≤ 0.05.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN: 1471-2393

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