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

Table 5

Changes in litter weights from female rats administered with UNCP for 15 days prior to mating.

Group	Sex	Postnatal days (PND)
		4th day	7th day	14th day	21st day	28th day
Cocoa HD	♀	6.61 ± 0.23	9.58 ± 0.31	21.17 ± 0.63	30.04 ± 1.65	53.32 ± 3.14
	♂	6.67 ± 0.33	10.44 ± 0.31	22.64 ± 0.63	32.77 ± 1.77	60.95 ± 3.49
Cocoa TD	♀	7.44 ± 0.52	11.89 ± 1.01	23.14 ± 1.64	35.57 ± 1.89	58.41 ± 3.26
	♂	7.83 ± 0.35	11.79 ± 0.57	23.68 ± 1.25	36.40 ± 1.58	64.36 ± 4.09
Vehicle control	♀	8.27 ± 0.33	12.53 ± 0.66	25.13 ± 0.85	36.53 ± 1.19	63.42 ± 3.95
	♂	8.76 ± 0.44	13.12 ± 0.78	25.96 ± 1.15	37.06 ± 1.60	68.72 ± 2.32