Table 1 Effects of variable stress on litter size, percent males, and death rate.

From: Maternal stress induced endoplasmic reticulum stress and impaired pancreatic islets’ insulin secretion via glucocorticoid receptor upregulation in adult male rat offspring

Groups

Litter size (pups)

% Male (pups/litter)

% Death rate

CTRL

11.50 ± 0.65

57.80 ± 6.34

9.20 ± 4.12

PPPLS

9.75 ± 0.86

46.18 ± 8.27

15.67 ± 6.96

PPS

11.00 ± 0.55

49.23 ± 4.38

3.64 ± 2.23

PS

11.40 ± 0.75

49.98 ± 4.83

8.89 ± 7.26

LS

9.80 ± 0.63

54.90 ± 11.86

11.67 ± 7.26

PPPS

11.24 ± 0.58

39.29 ± 3.65

2.00 ± 2.15

PLS

10.00 ± 0.37

46.67 ± 6.94

8.04 ± 3.76

PPLS

8.83 ± 0.31

43.06 ± 7.45

2.22 ± 2.50

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