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 (%).
| Group | PND | Days 1–4 | Days 4–7 | Days 7–14 | Days 14–21 | Days 21–28 | Days 1–28 |
| Cocoa HD | 97.14 ± 2.86 | 96.43 ± 3.57 | 93.81 ± 4.74 | 100.00 ± 0.00 | 100.00 ± 0.00 | 90.00 ± 8.45 | Cocoa TD | 92.26 ± 3.58 | 97.51 ± 1.61 | 93.81 ± 4.74 | 98.70 ± 1.30 | 100.00 ± 0.00 | 84.11 ± 6.99 | Vehicle control | 99.05 ± 0.95 | 85.71 ± 14.29 | 98.81 ± 1.19 | 100.00 ± 0.00 | 100.00 ± 0.00 | 83.81 ± 14.09 |
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