Teratogenic Evaluation of 80% Ethanol Extract of Embelia schimperi Vatke Fruits on Rat Embryo and Fetuses

Figure 1

12 days old embryos from rats treated with 1000 mg/kg crude extract of E. schimperi. (a): Embryo enclosed by its yolk sac (YS) with visible vitelline vessels (VV), distinguishable head (HD), and tail (T) regions. (b): CNP (cranial neuropores/closed), FL (fore limb), HL (hind limb), ME (mesencephalon), PA (pharyngeal apparatus), RE (rhombencephalon), S (somite), and TE (telencephalon).