Table 1 Effects of maternal bilateral uterine artery ligation (BUAL) surgery on organ weights of male and female offspring fed a normal diet (ND) or western diet (WD) chronically.

Liver

Absolute (g)

19.61 ± 1.78

17.99 ± 2.12

22.92 ± 2.83

19.92 ± 1.46

0.484

0.127

0.501

Relative (%BW)

3.00 ± 0.18

3.08 ± 0.19

2.92 ± 0.21

2.82 ± 0.13

0.928

0.148

0.370

Heart

Absolute (g)

1.29 ± 0.04

1.28 ± 0.10

1.43 ± 0.09

1.70 ± 0.19^†

0.342

0.011

0.132

Relative (%BW)

0.20 ± 0.02

0.22 ± 0.01

0.19 ± 0.02

0.24 ± 0.02

0.130

0.900

0.162

Kidneys

Absolute (g)

2.69 ± 0.11

2.59 ± 0.37

3.10 ± 0.35

3.00 ± 0.14

0.699

0.141

0.991

Relative (%BW)

0.37 ± 0.02

0.46 ± 0.08

0.36 ± 0.02

0.43 ± 0.04

0.164

0.649

0.862

Spleen

Absolute (g)

0.79 ± 0.05

0.78 ± 0.05

0.82 ± 0.03

0.96 ± 0.07

0.276

0.037

0.164

Relative (%BW)

0.12 ± 0.02

0.14 ± 0.01

0.11 ± 0.01

0.14 ± 0.01

0.188

0.144

0.393

Liver

Absolute (g)

10.48 ± 0.68

9.28 ± 0.85

13.99 ± 4.08

10.92 ± 0.78

0.316

0.228

0.656

Relative (%BW)

2.73 ± 0.20

3.02 ± 0.22

2.72 ± 0.38

2.45 ± 0.17

0.486

0.146

0.379

Heart

Absolute (g)

0.84 ± 0.16

0.82 ± 0.10

0.97 ± 0.24

1.05 ± 0.10^†

0.690

0.010

0.337

Relative (%BW)

0.22 ± 0.07

0.27 ± 0.02

0.21 ± 0.06

0.24 ± 0.03^†

0.184

P < 0.001

0.485

Kidneys

Absolute (g)

1.82 ± 0.16

1.76 ± 0.10

2.22 ± 0.30

2.18 ± 0.06

0.910

0.021

0.822

Relative (%BW)

0.44 ± 0.04

0.49 ± 0.05

0.38 ± 0.04

0.42 ± 0.05^†

0.435

0.023

0.214

Spleen

Absolute (g)

0.46 ± 0.07

0.49 ± 0.04

0.54 ± 0.05

0.66 ± 0.06

0.207

0.045

0.418

Relative (%BW)

0.12 ± 0.02

0.16 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.01

0.15 ± 0.02

0.089

0.474

0.910