Table 6.

Effect of C. paliurus leaf aqueous extract on the indexes of embryo toxicity in pregnant rat. Data are expressed as mean ± SD.

Groups/(g/kg·bw)	Numbers							Dead and adsorptive Incidence/(%)		Weight/(g)
	Pregnant rat number	Corpora lutea		Nidation		Live embryo				Ovary		Uterus linking to Placenta		Placenta
		$\overline{x}$  ±  s	P	$\overline{x}$  ±  s	P	$\overline{x}$  ±  s	P	$\overline{x}$  ±  s	P	$\overline{x}$  ±  s	P	$\overline{x}$  ±  s	P	$\overline{x}$  ±  s	P
Negative controls	12	13.3 ± 2.3	0.905	11.8 ± 2.1	0.690	11.6 ± 2.1	/	1.42	/	0.186 ± 0.042	0.805	66.42 ± 6.86	/	6.70 ± 1.25	/
5.0	12	13.5 ± 2.6		11.3 ± 2.4		11.2 ± 2.5	0.977	0.74	1.000	0.183 ± 0.039		63.34 ± 9.73	0.789	6.95 ± 0.92	0.970
10.0	12	13.6 ± 1.8		11.7 ± 2.3		11.4 ± 2.3	0.999	2.14	0.684	0.194 ± 0.043		65.64 ± 8.32	0.998	6.78 ± 1.34	0.999
20.0	12	13.2 ± 2.2		11.3 ± 2.6		11.2 ± 2.7	0.977	1.47	1.000	0.198 ± 0.046		64.80 ± 10.25	0.973	6.56 ± 1.66	0.997
Positive controls	12	12.8 ± 2.1		10.5 ± 2.0		7.8 ± 1.9	0.001	25.4	0.000	0.179 ± 0.040		44.43 ± 7.01	0.000	5.05 ± 1.26	0.012