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Effects of Maca (1 g/kg BW) on litter size, vaginal opening day and sex ratio. |
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| Distilled water |
Maca |
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| Litter size |
(n = 12) |
(n = 10) |
| Day 1 (birth) |
7.25 ± 1.14 |
10.40 ± 1.32a |
| Day 4 |
6.83 ± 1.28 |
10.10 ± 1.30a |
| Day 21 |
6.58 ± 1.33 |
9.70 ± 1.30 |
| Vaginal opening day (days) |
(n = 37) |
(n = 52) |
| Litter < 7 pups |
26.1 ± 0.48 |
23.2 ± 0.14‡‡ |
| Litter ≥ 7 pups |
27.5 ± 0.27* |
28.40 ± 0.46*** |
| Sex ratio (male fraction) |
0.54 |
0.50 |
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aP < 0.05 with respect to distilled water group. *P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001 with respect to values in the group with litter size below 7. ‡‡P < 0.01 with respect to distilled water group. | ||
Ruiz-Luna et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2005 3:16 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-3-16 |
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