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

Figure 8

Photograph showing skeleton of fetuses with reduced ossification of frontal (F), parietal (P), intraparietal (Ip), supraoccipital (So) skull bones, and caudal vertebrae (Cv). Absence of tarsals (T), metatarsals (Mt), and phalanges (Ph) at the dose of 92.25 mg Ni/kg b.wt. as NiCl₂·6H₂O.