Toxicity of Methanolic Extracts of Seeds of Moringa stenopetala, Moringaceae in Rat Embryos and Fetuses

Table 1

Mean daily food intake and maternal weight gain following treatment of pregnant rats with Moringa seed extracts in the day 12 experiment.

Groups	Daily food intake (g/day)		Maternal weight gain per dams (g)
	Days 1-5	Days 6-12
G-I	15.63	16.02
G-II	15.68	15.82
G-III	15.75	15.72
G-IV	15.71	15.68	^a
G-V	15.77	17.01^b

Results are summarized as . ^aSignificantly different () from ad libitum, pair-fed control, M250 mg/kg, and M500 mg/kg groups. ^bSignificantly different () from M250 mg/kg, M500 mg/kg, and M100 mg/kg groups.