Influence of maternal thymectomy on development of the offspring in the rat.
Average body weight of the offspring of thymectomized mother rats is significantly less than normal at the age of 17-20 days. At other ages the difference is less pronounced. Though the mortality rate of such offspring seemed to be doubled, the difference was not significant. As compared to the controls, the sham operation itself decreased the thymus weight.
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D009929:Organ Size; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D013934:Thymectomy; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology