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. 2012 Apr 18;7(4):e35213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035213

Table 2. Structural defects in E10.5 murine embryos.

Drug Dose mg/kg # of Embryos Type of Defects Total Sum of Defects
Head folds not fused Peri-cardial blood Other defects Embryo Defects Odds Ratio p-value
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) OR (95% CI)
PTU 1 41 2 (4.8) 2 (4.4) 0 (0.0) 4 (9.7) 1.6 (0.5, 5.2) 0.24
5 45 1 (2.2) 2 (4.2) 2 (4.2) 5 (11.1) 1.8 (0.6, 5.6) 0.15
10 36 4 (11.1) 3 (8.1) 1 (2.7) 8 (22.2) 4.1 (1.5, 11.3) 0.0019
25 73 3 (4.1) 6 (9) 3 (1.4) 12 (16.4) 2.8 (1.2, 6.9) 0.009
50 53 3 (5.6) 6 (8) 0 (0) 9 (17) 2.9 (1.1, 7.7) 0.011
100 140 18 (12.9) 13 (9.2) 5 (1.4) 36 (25.7) 4.9 (2.4, 10.5) <0.0001
MMI 1 35 2 (5.7) 0 (0) 1 (2.5) 3 (8.6) 1.4 (0.4, 5.2) 0.33
4 40 1 (2.5) 2 (5) 0 (0) 3 (7.5) 1.7 (0.3, 4.5) 0.41
10 24 0 (0) 2 (8.3) 1 (4.2) 3 (12.5) 2.1 (0.5, 8.1) 0.15
20 32 2 (6.2) 3 (9.3) 0 (0) 5 (15.6) 2.7 (0.8, 8.4) 0.04
Vehicle 154 3 (2) 7 (4.8) 0 (0) 10 (6.9)

Includes live embryos only.

Chi-square \ test.