Effect of in uteroexposure to diethylstilbestrol on lumbar and femoral bone, articular cartilage, and the intervertebral disc in male and female adult mice progeny with and without swimming exercise

Table 1 Number of pups in each group

	Female swim^a				Female sedentary^b				Male swim^a				Male sedentary^b
	Control^c	0.1 DES^c	1.0 DES	10.0 DES	Control	0.1 DES	1.0 DES	10.0 DES	Control	0.1 DES	1.0 DES	10.0 DES	Control	0.1 DES	1.0 DES	10.0 DES
No. of pups	8	6	8	8	9	7	5	11	6	8	5	7	11	8	7	9

^aFemale or male mice were put on a once-daily swimming regimen, which started as 5 minutes and was escalated to a maximum of 1 hour within 1 week. ^bFemale or male mice were left to their normal activity level and considered sedentary. ^cPregnant C57/bl mice were injected with either vehicle (peanut oil) or one of three doses of DES (0.1, 1.0, and 10.0 μg/kg/day) at 11 to 14 days of gestation.

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