Experientia

, Volume 32, Issue 10, pp 1291–1292 | Cite as

Effects of various degrees of undernutrition of mice on pregnancy and conceptus

  • Claire E. Zane
Physiologica

Summary

Maternal intake of drastically (1/2 of control) and substantially (1/3 of control) reduced feeding was studied in pregnant mice during gestation and embryonic development. Resorptions, fetal mortality rate and fetal weight were significantly affected by maternal undernutrition during the treatment period. The number of fetuses with intrauterine weight retardation was also significant.

Keywords

Mortality Rate Treatment Period Embryonic Development Pregnant Mouse Fetal Weight 
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Copyright information

© Birkhäuser Verlag 1976

Authors and Affiliations

  • Claire E. Zane
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  1. 1.Department of Nutrition and Food ScienceTexas Woman's UniversityDentonUSA

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