Research Article

Toxic Effect of Khat in Rat Embryos and Fetuses

Table 4

Embryonic musculoskeletal system development following treatment of pregnant rats with khat: day 12 experiment.

Treatment groupSomite numberForelimbHindlimb

Control00
K25001
K50001
K7508.3a32a
Ad libitum control00

K250: khat extract 250 mg/kg; K500: khat extract 500 mg/kg; K750: khat extract 250 mg/kg; results are summarized as (ANOVA) or percentages of retarded development (chi-square); asignificantly different () from ad libitum control and pair-fed control groups.