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

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Ossification centers of 20 days old rat fetuses stained with alizarin red. (a) (FP; Forelimb phalanges, IP: interparietal, MC: metacarpus, Ra: radius, So: supraoccipital, and U: ulna). (b) (CV: caudal vertebrae, H: hip bone, HP: hindlimb phalanges, LV: lumbar vertebrae, MT: metatarsus, R: ribs, SV: sacral vertebrae, and TV: thoracic vertebrae). (c) (M: mandible and ST: sternum).

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