Research Article

Effects of Shiga Toxin Type 2 on Maternal and Fetal Status in Rats in the Early Stage of Pregnancy

Table 1

Effect of Stx2 on fetal status at 10 days after injection.

Stx2 dose Number of rats Number of fetuses Number of resorptions

Control 10 13 ± 1 1 ± 1
0.25 ng/g bwt 6 4 ± 2*8 ± 2*
0.5 ng/g bwt 12 1 ± 1**13 ± 1**

and versus control.