Table 4 Frequency of external and skeletal anomalies in fetuses from mildly diabetic (STZ) and non-diabetic (control) rats at term pregnancy.
From: Evaluation of neonatally-induced mild diabetes in rats: Maternal and fetal repercussions
Groups | ||
|---|---|---|
Control (n= 15) | STZ (n= 13) | |
Number of fetuses examined for external anomalies | 198 | 138 |
Number of fetuses with external anomalies | 0 | 0 |
Number of fetuses examined for skeletal anomalies | 81 (100%) | 55 (100%) |
Abnormal shaped sternebrae | 2/81 (2%) | 5/55 (9%)* |
Extra ossification site of sternebrae | 0/81(0%) | 1/55 (2%) |
Incomplete ossification of vertebrae | 1/81 (1%) | 0/55 (0%) |
Absent cervical nuclei | 50/81 (62%) | 57/55 (104%)* |
Bipartite cervical nuclei | 3/81 (4%) | 1/55 (2%) |
Incomplete ossification of cervical nuclei | 5/81 (6%) | 5/55 (9%) |