Table 1 Neurobehavioral assessment at week 4 and 9.

From: Long-term pulmonary and neurodevelopmental impairment in a fetal growth restriction rabbit model

 

Postnatal days 21–25

Postnatal days 56–60

FGR

Control

p value

FGR

Control

p value

Open field test

 Total distance (m)

9.8 ± 3.5

13.5 ± 4.8

0.04

16.9 ± 9.0

10.5 ± 7.6

0.01

 Time in starting area (%)

8.6 ± 7.6

14.8 ± 15.7

0.24

7.0 ± 10.7

6.2 ± 4.7

0.79

 Time in central area (%)

9.7 ± 9.2

9.4 ± 7.9

0.93

17.7 ± 16.7

18.9 ± 25.3

0.89

 Time in corners (%)

90.1 ± 9.2

90.5 ± 7.9

0.91

82.3 ± 16.7

81.0 ± 25.3

0.89

 Time self-grooming (%)

47.2 ± 41.7

64.2 ± 65.5

0.49

19.0 ± 26.2

31.2 ± 56.2

0.52

 Escape attempts (n)

2.7 ± 2.3

2.0 ± 1.9

0.43

2.9 ± 1.5

1.5 ± 1.7

0.03

 Times rearing (n)

5.3 ± 4.9

4.6 ± 3.4

0.69

6.9 ± 7.6

3.2 ± 4.9

0.11

 Time lying down (s)

   

0 (32.5)

120 (185)

0.02

Novel object recognition test

 Discriminatory index

− 0.23 ± 0.59

0.73 ± 0.27

 < 0.0001

− 0.29 (0.34)

0.7 (0.57)

0.001

 T-maze test

 Failure to choose (%)

19.23 ± 18.13

35.71 ± 25.7

0.05

0 (43.5)

0 (54.0)

0.59

 Spontaneous alternation (%)

80.62 ± 25.2

68.48 ± 31.64

0.25

55.5 ± 39

81.5 ± 29.8

0.07

  1. FGR n = 10; controls n = 22. Data as mean ± SD or median (IQR).