The Effects of Litter-Size and Maternal Body Weight on Early Postnatal Growth in the Rat and Mouse

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Rat ve Farede Doğumda Yavru Sayısı ve Ana Ağırlığının Erken Dönem Büyüme Üzerine Etkisi

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Araştırmada rat ve farelerde doğumda yavru sayısı ve ana ağırlığının erken dönem büyüme üzerine etkisi incelendi. Araştırma on dört haftalık 17 adet rat (Spraque Dawley) ve 20 adet fare (BALB/c) üzerinde yapıldı. Ana ve yavrular 3 haftalık yaşa kadar beraber tutuldu ve yavruların ana sütü almaları sağlandı. Doğan yavrular 1. gün ve 1, 2, 3, 4 ve 5 haftalık yaşlarda bireysel olarak tartıldı. Analar kafesten uzaklaştırıldıktan sonra yavru grupları aynı kafeste barındırıldı. Tüm hayvanlar aynı sıcaklık (23ºC) ve neme (%50) sahip kontrollü odada tutuldu, sabah 6.00 - akşam 6: 00 arasında ışık almaları sağlandı. Hayvanlar standart pelet rodent yemi ile beslendi (%18 ham protein ve 2600 kcal/kg metabolik enerji). Yem ve taze su ad libitum verildi. Faktörler ana etkileri ve birbirleri arasındaki interaksiyonlar için incelendi, modelde doğumda yavru sayısı ratta üç gruba (8, 9 ve 10’lu doğum) farede ise dört gruba ayrıldı (7, 8, 9 ve 10’lu doğum). Doğumda ana ağırlığı ratta

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