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

Table 6

Pregnancy outcome of rats treated with 80% ethanol fruit extract of Embelia schimperi.

Pregnancy outcomes	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)
Number of implantation/dams	10 ± 2.16	11.5 ± 1.73	10.8 ± 1.52	9.5 ± 1.29	9 ± 1.63
Number of prior resorptions/dams	0	0	0	0	0
Alive pups	10 ± 2.16	11.5 ± 1.73	10.8 ± 1.52	9.5 ± 1.29	9 ± 1.63
Dead pups	0	0	0	0	0

NB: Results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation from the mean, one-way ANOVA.