Teratogenic Effects of Crude Ethanolic Root Bark and Leaf Extracts of Rauwolfia vomitoria (Apocynaceae) on the Femur of Albino Wistar Rat Fetuses

Table 1

Bone matrix population of osteoblasts and osteocytes.

Group (𝑛=5)	Osteoblast	Osteocyte
Control (Group A)	117±0.71	143±0.71
Group B	155±0.86^∗	99±1.41^∗
Group C	285±3.54^∗,b,d,e	191±2.83^∗,b,d,e
Group D	111±1.14^NS	88±0.71^∗
Group E	141±1.00^∗,d	126±2.03^∗,d

Data presented as mean ± standard error or mean.
*Significantly different from control group at 𝑃<0.05.
^bSignificantly different from Group B at 𝑃<0.05.
^dSignificantly different from Group D at 𝑃<0.05.
^eSignificantly different from Group E at 𝑃<0.05.
^NSNot significantly different from control group at 𝑃<0.05.