Table 2.
Pregnancy outcome and embryonic growth following treatment of pregnant rats with Moringa seed extracts in the day 12 experiment.
| Groups | Pregnancy outcomes | Embryonic growth | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implantation sites per litter | Resorptions per litter | Number of somites | Morphological scores | |
| G-I (pair-fed) | 10 ± 1.54 | 0.32 ± 0.54 | 30.41 ± 1.83 | 44.24 ± 2.1 |
| G-II (M250) | 9.7 ± 1.4 | 0.38 ± 0.51 | 30.63 ± 1.68 | 44.05 ± 2.12 |
| G-III (M500) | 9.68 ± 1.3 | 0.36 ± 0.45 | 30.82 ± 1.49 | 43.81 ± 2.36 |
| G-IV (M1000) | 9.5 ± 1.42 | 1.38 ± 0.63a | 27.01 ± 1.38a | 41.04 ± 2.43a |
| G-V (ad libitum) | 9.62 ± 1.31 | 0.28 ± 0.45 | 30.67 ± 1.23 | 44.87 ± 2.22 |
| F-statistic | 1.241 | 4.071 | 51.81 | 11.62 |
| P value | 0.33 | 0.014 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Results are summarized as mean ± SDM. aSignificantly different (P < 0.05) from ad libitum control, pair-fed control, M250 mg/kg, and M500 mg/kg groups.