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Table 2 Organ-to-body ratio in the SD mouse embryo compared with the adult mouse

From: Effects of a ketogenic diet during pregnancy on embryonic growth in the mouse

 

E13.5

E17.5

16 wks postnatally

Brain

24.06±0.67% vol.

6.76±0.32% vol.

1.40±0.15% wt.

Heart

1.98±0.06% vol.

0.43±0.07% vol.

0.53±0.07% wt.

Liver

7.52±0.36% vol.

6.13±0.54% vol.

4.87±0.34% wt.

  1. Percentage organ volume of the SD mouse embryo (refer to Figure 6) compared with the percentage organ weight of the adult mouse (averaged across 11 inbred strains) [20] (Mean ±Stdv).
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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