Research Article

Reproductive Toxicity of Theobroma cacao: Increase in Survival Index, Nongenotoxic, and Proimplantation Potential

Table 10

Survival index of rats obtained from untreated female rats crossed with UNCP-treated males for 48 days before mating (%).

GroupPND
Days 1–4Days 4–7Days 7–14Days 14–21Days 21–28Days 1–28

Cocoa HD97.14 ± 2.8696.43 ± 3.5793.81 ± 4.74100.00 ± 0.00100.00 ± 0.0090.00 ± 8.45
Cocoa TD92.26 ± 3.5897.51 ± 1.6193.81 ± 4.7498.70 ± 1.30100.00 ± 0.0084.11 ± 6.99
Vehicle control99.05 ± 0.9585.71 ± 14.2998.81 ± 1.19100.00 ± 0.00100.00 ± 0.0083.81 ± 14.09