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Table 2 Ossification sites of fetuses from mild diabetic (STZ) and non-diabetic (ND) rats.

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

Ossification Sites

ND

STZ

Anterior phalange

3.99 ± 0.04

2.65 ± 1.20*

Metacarpus

4.00 ± 0.00

3.86 ± 0.31

Posterior phalange

2.58 ± 1.09

0.78 ± 1.60*

Metatarsus

4.98 ± 0.05

4.35 ± 0.43*

Caudal vertebrae

4.39 ± 0.81

4.24 ± 1.42

Sternebrae

6.00 ± 0.00

5.95 ± 0.12

Total

25.93 ± 1.50

21.82 ± 4.39*

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