Embryotoxic and Teratogenic Effects of Nickel in Swiss Albino Mice during Organogenetic Period

Figure 2

Photograph showing skeleton of fetuses with absence of intraparietal (Ip), reduced ossification of parietal (P) and supraoccipital (So) skull bones, metacarpals (Mc), metatarsals (Mt), phalanges (Ph), and sternebrae were bifurcated (S) (xiphoid) at the dose of 46.125 mg Ni/kg b.wt. as NiCl₂·6H₂O.