Table 2 Effects of in utero heat stress (IUHS) and age on body weight and hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal gland weights in pigs.

From: Characterizing the postnatal hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis response of in utero heat stressed pigs at 10 and 15 weeks of age

Parameter

In utero treatment—age

SEM

P-value

IUTN-10-week

IUHS-10-week

IUTN-15-week

IUHS-15-week

IU

A

IU × A

n

12

12

12

12

    

Body weight, kg

29.7

30.4

69.6

66.7

2.0

0.62

 < 0.01

0.34

Hypothalamus, g

1.77a

1.90ab

2.63b

3.74c

0.38

0.03

0.11

0.04

Pituitary, g

0.13

0.13

0.22

0.20

0.02

0.62

0.08

0.55

Adrenal, g

0.49

0.35

0.53

0.52

0.14

0.24

0.63

0.29

  1. Letters (a, b, C) indicate significant differences (P ≤ 0.05) within a row.
  2. IUTN in utero thermoneutral, IU in utero treatment, A age.
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