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Table 1 Food and water intake of dams treated with Tityus bahiensis venom (2.5 mg/kg), on the 5th (GD5) or 10th (GD10) gestational day

From: Mild reproductive effects of the Tityus bahiensis scorpion venom in rats

Parameter

Pregnancy days

Control (n = 10)

GD 5 (n = 10)

GD 10 (n = 10)

p values

Food intake (g/day)

1–7

19.4 ± 0.4

19.7 ± 0.7

20.0 ± 0.4

0.7326

8–14

28.8 ± 0.5

28.6 ± 0.6

28.4 ± 0.5

0.8800

 

15–21

30.0 ± 0.4

28.6 ± 0.6

28.5 ± 0.5

0.8050

Water ingestion (mL/day)

1–7

42.0 ± 1.7

47.5 ± 2.8

47.5 ± 2.6

0.1985

8–14

57.0 ± 6.8

51.5 ± 3.2

51.0 ± 2.4

0.5949

 

15–21

52.5 ± 3.7

52.5 ± 3.0

53.0 ± 3.7

0.8131

  1. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. ANOVA followed by Tukey Kramer. n = number of dams.