Table 1 General characteristics of the animals studied at 3, 6 and 9 months of age

262 ± 29

278 ± 9

254 ± 18

349 ±13

377 ± 11

291 ± 26 ^a

355 ± 16

363 ± 11

305 ± 6 ^a

0.22 ± 0.1

0.26 ± 0.1

0.33 ± 0.1 ^a

0.23 ± 0.1

0.27 ± 0.1

0.33 ± 0.1 ^a

0.26 ± 0.1

0.29 ± 0.1

0.32 ± 0,1 ^a

0.91 ± 0.21

0.95 ± 0.11

0.80 ± 0.10 ^a

1.12 ± 0.25

1.22 ± 0.18

0.90 ± 0.13 ^a

1.22 ± 0.21

1.26 ± 0.19

0.80 ± 0.12 ^a

1.39 ± 0.23

1.41 ± 0.30

1.10 ± 0.21

1.47 ± 0.21

1.59 ± 0.19

1.28 ± 0.14

1.61 ± 0.22

1.70 ± 0.26

1.31 ± 0.18 ^a

0.80 ± 0.16

0.88 ± 0.18

1.20 ± 0.17 ^a

1.09 ± 0.18

1.19 ± 0. 21

1.42 ± 0.22 ^a

1.26 ± 0.21

1.29 ± 0.31

1.66 ± 0.36 ^a

57 ± 12

56 ± 7

56 ± 7

70 ± 21

78 ± 21

76 ± 13

83 ± 7

77 ± 21

76 ± 13

54 ± 4

54 ± 2

54 ± 2

55 ± 7

51 ± 3

37 ± 6 ^a

53 ± 9

50 ± 7

39 ± 5 ^a

49 ± 13

49 ± 15

49 ± 15

56 ± 6

58 ± 18

104 ± 19 ^a

66 ± 11

170 ± 41 ^a

444 ± 64 ^a