Fig. 5.

Fetal skeletal anomalies in sternebrae (A–C) and ribs (D–F). Fetus of the negative control (A, D); fetus from a female rat treated with 250 mg/kg of ASA, showing poor ossification in sternebrae (B, arrows heads) as well as wavy ribs, lobed ribs and poorly ossified vertebrae (E, arrows heads); fetus from a female rat treated with 1000 mg/kg of KACY, showing poor ossification in sternebrae (C, arrows heads) as well as rudimentary ribs (F, arrows heads).