Skip to main content

Table 1 Effect of maternal nanopolystyrene pulmonary exposure on litter characteristics

From: Nanopolystyrene translocation and fetal deposition after acute lung exposure during late-stage pregnancy

Treatment

n

Maternal Weight (g)

Number of Fetuses per Litter

Fetal Weight (g)

Placental Weight (g)

Placental Efficiency

Number of Resorption Sites

Saline

14

358 ± 12

13.1 ± 0.4

2.71 ± 0.05

0.48 ± 0.01

5.57 ± 0.26

0.42 ± 0.14

PS

11

382 ± 21

12.6 ± 0.6

*2.51 ± 0.06

*0.43 ± 0.01

5.79 ± 0.22

*1.13 ± 0.30

  1. Values are shown as mean ± SEM
  2. n number of dams. Statistics were analyzed with a one-way analysis of variance (*p ≤ 0.05)