Table 2 Morphological traits (a) and circulating parameters (b) in male and female offspring of control and calorie-restricted dams during lactation (CR) at weaning (21 days old) and at the age of 6 months

48.1 ± 2.1

37.1 ± 0.8*

45.4 ± 1.1

36.9 ± 0.5*

11.5 ± 0.2

10.8 ± 0.2*

11.0 ± 0.2

10.4 ± 0.1*

10.0 ± 0.4

8.68 ± 0.26*

10.5 ± 0.3

8.87 ± 0.19*

294 ± 35

187 ± 19*

307 ± 33

186 ± 26*

69.6 ± 9.9

40.1 ± 4.9*

50.5 ± 3.7

24.9 ± 3.2*

1.68 ± 0.05

1.25 ± 0.08*

1.76 ± 0.06

1.29 ± 0.03*

498 ± 19

459 ± 17

281 ± 12

249 ± 11

24.2 ± 0.5

24.0 ± 0.3

20.8 ± 0.3

20.3 ± 0.2

20.7 ± 2.2

22.1 ± 1.6

22.1 ± 2.3

14.5 ± 1.2*

9.95 ± 1.20

10.7 ± 0.7

3.93 ± 0.37

2.14 ± 0.45*

12.8 ± 1.7

12.4 ± 1.0

4.53 ± 0.67

2.16 ± 0.23*

16.0 ± 0.9

13.4 ± 0.6*

8.13 ± 0.47

7.35 ± 0.28

137 ± 7

120 ± 3*

141 ± 5

116 ± 4*

0.111 ± 0.042

0.044 ± 0.010

0.105 ± 0.020

0.037 ± 0.004*

0.941 ± 0.154

0.408 ± 0.045*

1.05 ± 0.11

0.585 ± 0.162*

1.46 ± 0.13

1.50 ± 0.14

1.37 ± 0.19

1.59 ± 0.13

1.02 ± 0.14

0.893 ± 0.130

0.938 ± 0.094

0.851 ± 0.042

108 ± 3

107 ± 6

105 ± 4

102 ± 4

98 ± 8

95 ± 3^#

102 ± 3

90 ± 1*^,#

2.77 ± 0.94

1.44 ± 0.26

0.835 ± 0.102

0.459 ± 0.050*

0.920 ± 0.379^#

1.06 ± 0.24^#

0.558 ± 0.121^#

0.287 ± 0.047^#

5.37 ± 2.38

5.77 ± 1.01

3.33 ± 0.75

1.67 ± 0.32

15.8 ± 2.2

13.4 ± 1.1

6.07 ± 0.94

1.74 ± 0.19*

0.851 ± 0.152

0.910 ± 0.056

1.33 ± 0.24

0.866 ± 0.086

1.61 ± 0.08

1.40 ± 0.19

1.02 ± 0.12

0.920 ± 0.073