Research Article
The Developmental Toxicity of Thymus schimperi Essential Oil in Rat Embryos and Fetuses
Table 4
Daily food intakes and maternal weight gains of animals in the day 20 administration of essential oil of Thymus schimperi.
| Groups | Daily food intake (g/day) | Maternal weight gain (g/day) | Days 1–5 | Days 6–12 | Days 13–20 | Days 6–12 | Days 13–20 |
| G-I (pair-fed control) | 15.50 ± 0.16 | 15.91 ± 0.41 | 16.51 ± 0.42 | 5.96 ± 0.61 | 16.01 ± 0.75 | G-II (ad libitum) | 15.30 ± 0.07 | 15.70 ± 0.13 | 16.45 ± 0.51 | 5.89 ± 0.72 | 16.62 ± 0.80 | G-III (EO 65 mg/kg) | 15.16 ± 0.17 | 15.53 ± 0.11 | 16.20 ± 0.22 | 5.72 ± 0.81 | 15.70 ± 0.50 | G-IV (EO 130 mg/kg) | 15.20 ± 0.06 | 15.66 ± 0.31 | 16.10 ± 0.09 | 5.65 ± 0.61 | 15.65 ± 0.49 | G-V (EO 260 mg/kg) | 15.37 ± 0.09 | 15.40 ± 0.05 | 16.00 ± 0.03 | 3.32 ± 0.56b | 9.41 ± 0.32b |
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Results are stated as mean ± SDM. bResults significantly different ( ) from both pair-fed control and ad libitum groups. |