Maternal body weight evolution.

<p>Mean values with their standard deviations. (—)CC Group, Control group; (---) Ca Group, Calcium-fortified group; (···) Pre Group, Prebiotic oligofructose-enriched inulin supplemented group. GD, Gestational day; LD, Lactation day.</p

Trabecular architecture of dams bones at sacrifice (end of lactation).

<p>Trabecular architecture of dams bones at sacrifice (end of lactation).</p

Representative micro CT images of trabecular bone in the LV4 of offspring at adolescence.

<p>CC, Control group; Ca, Calcium-fortified group; Pre, Prebiotic oligofructose-enriched inulin supplemented group.</p

Trabecular architecture of offspring bones at delivery period.

<p>Trabecular architecture of offspring bones at delivery period.</p

pDEXA analysis of bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD), from dams at sacrifice (end of lactation).

<p>pDEXA analysis of bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD), from dams at sacrifice (end of lactation).</p

Bone biomarkers in serum and 12h-acidified urine from offspring at adolescence.

<p>Bone biomarkers in serum and 12h-acidified urine from offspring at adolescence.</p

Trabecular and cortical architecture lumbar vertebra 4 from offspring at adolescence.

<p>Trabecular and cortical architecture lumbar vertebra 4 from offspring at adolescence.</p

pDEXA analysis of the femur bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) from offspring at adolescence.

<p>pDEXA analysis of the femur bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD) from offspring at adolescence.</p

Experimental design.

<p>CC, Control group; Ca, Calcium-fortified group; Pre, Prebiotic oligofructose-enriched inulin supplemented group. Sacrifices were carried out at the end of each period, delivery, pups; weaning, pups and dams; adolescence, pups. *Prebiotic oligofructose-enriched inulin source provided by Orafti is a 1/1 mixture of oligofructose and high performance inulin.</p

Pups body weight gain.

<p>Mean values with their standard deviations. (—)CC Group, Control group; (---) Ca Group, Calcium-fortified group; (···) Pre Group, Prebiotic oligofructose-enriched inulin supplemented group. Significant differences (p<0.05) * CC group <i>vs</i> Ca group; # Ca group <i>vs</i> Pre group.</p