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 |