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Table 2 Gestational parameters

From: Effects of prenatal inhalation exposure to copper nanoparticles on murine dams and offspring

Spontaneous birth:

Gestation length, days ± SD

Average litter size, ± SD

Male/female (ratio)

Birth weight ± SE, g

Body length at birth ± SE, mm

Survival rate at 50 PNDs

Exposure

18.4 ± 0.6

6.2 ± 1.1

14/13 (1.08)

1.22 ± 0.01

25.00 ± 0.16

73 %***

Controls

19.0 ± 0.0

7.1 ± 2.7

29/26 (1.12)

1.28 ± 0.01

24.93 ± 0.13

97 %

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. PND - postnatal days
  3. ***p < 0.001 significantly lower survival rate compared to controls