Research Article
The Developmental Toxicity of Thymus schimperi Essential Oil in Rat Embryos and Fetuses
Table 5
Pregnancy outcomes of the day 20 experiment after administration of Thymus schimperi essential oil.
| Groups | No. of fetuses | Implantation ns sites | No. of resorptions/litter | No. of live fetuses/dam | No. of dead fetuses/dam |
| G-I (pair-fed control) | 96 | 9.8 ± 0.74 | 0.20 ± 0.50 | 9.40 ± 0.80 | 0.2 ± 0.03 | G-II (ad libitum) | 98 | 10.1 ± 0.89 | 0.30 ± 0.52 | 9.50 ± 0.86 | 0.30 ± 0.04 | G-III (EO 65 mg/kg) | 86 | 9.0 ± 0.70 | 0.40 ± 0.38 | 8.20 ± 0.74 | 0.40 ± 0.05 | G-IV (EO 130 mg/kg) | 82 | 8.6 ± 1.02 | 0.40 ± 0.35 | 7.70 ± 0.72 | 0.50 ± 0.06 | G-V (EO 260 mg/kg) | 80 | 7.7 ± 0.65b | 0.70 ± 0.18b | 7.40 ± 0.71 | 0.60 ± 0.07 |
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Results are stated as mean ± SDM. bresults significantly different ( ) from both pair-fed control and ad libitum groups. |