Teratogenic Effect of Usnic Acid from Cladonia substellata Vainio during Organogenesis

Figure 5

Malformations in fetuses obtained from treated females with purified usnic acid at 25 mg/kg: (a) Arrow showing protrusion of the eyeball, (b) Arrow showing cell mass in the upper region of the fetus, (c) Arrows showing atrophy of the upper and lower limbs.

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