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Table 1 Body parameters of obese and lean ewes

From: Exposure to maternal obesity alters gene expression in the preimplantation ovine conceptus

Parameterc

Obese

Lean

Number of ewes

13

14

Weight at D14 (kg)

100.6 ± 3.7A

64.9 ± 2.4B

BCS

4.4 ± 0.1A

2.7 ± 0.1B

Back fat (cm)

1.5 ± 0.1A

0.4 ± 0.1B

Plasma glucose (mg/dL)

3.47 ± 0.3

2.49 ± 0.7

Plasma NEFA (mEq/L)

  

 D0a

0.219 ± 0.11

0.250 ± 0.06

 D6a

0.059 ± 0.03

0.087 ± 0.02

 D14b

0.037 ± 0.003

0.037 ± 0.003

  1. a,bLower case superscripts indicated differences by day of sampling (P < 0.05)
  2. cUppercase superscripts denote differences between groups (P < 0.05)
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BMC Genomics

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