Research Article
Teratogenic Evaluation of 80% Ethanol Extract of Embelia schimperi Vatke Fruits on Rat Embryo and Fetuses
Table 7
Fetal outcome of rats treated with 80% ethanol fruit extract of Embelia schimperi.
| | Fetal outcomes | Experimental groups | | Group I (250 mg/kg) | Group II (500 mg/kg) | Group III (1000 mg/kg) | Group IV (Pair-fed control) | Group V (ad libitum) |
| Fetal weight (g)
per dam | 3.68 ± 1.04 | 3.94 ± 0.99 | 3.98 ± 0.82 | 3.97 ± 1.01 | 3.91 ± 0.99 | | Placental weight (g) | 0.61 ± 0.08 | 0.62 ± 0.04 | 0.54 ± 0.19 | 0.61 ± 0.06 | 0.59 ± 0.07 | | Crown-ramp length (cm) | 4.75 ± 0.26 | 4.80 ± 0.39 | 3.67 ± 0.18 | 4.53 ± 0.85 | 4.44 ± 0.59 |
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NB: Results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation from the mean, one-way ANOVA.
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