Research Article
Teratogenic Evaluation of 80% Ethanol Extract of Embelia schimperi Vatke Fruits on Rat Embryo and Fetuses
Table 5
Food intake and weight gain of pregnant rats treated with 80% ethanol fruit extract of Embelia schimperi.
| | Maternal variables | Experimental groups | | Group I (250 mg/kg) | Group II (500 mg/kg) | Group III (1000 mg/kg) | Group IV (pair-fed control) | Group V (ad libitum) |
| | Food intake (g) | 172.94 ± 35.26 | 183.09 ± 22.36 | 184.74 ± 8.63 | 180.26 ± 18.08 | 174.57 ± 33.92 | | Weight gain (g) | 77.55 ± 3.27 | 85.73 ± 6.97 | 91.91 ± 5.91 | 81.1 ± 7.31 | 88.6 ± 8.21 |
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NB: Results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation from the mean, one-way ANOVA.
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