Reproductive Toxicity of Triptolide in Male House Rat, Rattus rattus

Table 2

Effect of triptolide treatment on reproductive performance of male R. rattus paired with untreated cyclic female rats.

Group ( each)	Conc. in bait (%)	Body weight (g)		Females delivered pups (% pregnancy rate)	Pups delivered/foetuses seen
		Male rats	Female rats
I	0.0			3/3 (100%)	(5, 7, 10 foetuses)
II	0.1			1/3 (33.33%)	8 pups
III	0.2			0/3 (0%)	nil
IV	0.3			2/3 (66.67%)	(5, 5 pups)

Values are mean ± SD; = number of rats.