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Table 1 Reproductive performance and maternal insulin from mild diabetic (STZ) and non-diabetic (ND) rats.

From: Repercussions of mild diabetes on pregnancy in Wistar rats and on the fetal development

Group

ND

STZ

Number of used rats

15

67

Number of pregnant rats at term

15

28

Number of corpora lutea

14.00 ± 1.60

10.30 ± 2.00*

Number of implantations

13.23 ± 1.30

7.31 ± 3.10*

Number of live fetuses

161

108

Pre-implantation loss (%)

5.14

22.00*

Post-implantation loss (%)

5.77

26.10*

Fetal weight (g)

5.27 ± 0.28

4.94 ± 0.62

Maternal insulin (μg/L)

0.56 ± 0.51

0.78 ± 0.62

  1. Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation
  2. *p < 0.05 - Student-Newman-Keuls Test