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Table 1 Fetal body and wet lung weights corrected for body weight (mean ± SEM).

From: Pulmonary hemodynamic responses to in utero ventilation in very immature fetal sheep

   

Subgroups

 

117 d control

12 hr IUV + 7 d

Responders

Non-responders

GA (days)

117 ± 1

117 ± 1

117 ± 1

116 ± 1

N

5

7

4

3

Body weight (kg)

2.3 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.1

2.8 ± 0.4

Lung weight (g/kg bw)

33.6 ± 5.6

64.3 ± 15.4

76.9 ± 40.2

51.6 ± 24.7

  1. No statistical differences were present between fetuses that either responded or did not respond to IUV. All measurements were made at the time of post mortem.