Table 2.
Pregnancy outcomes of rats treated with 70% ethanol leaf extract of Syzygium guineense.
| Variables | Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 mg/kg n = 10 | 500 mg/kg n = 10 | 1000 mg/kg n = 10 | Control n = 10 | Ad libitum control n = 10 | |
| Number of fetuses | 93 | 91 | 88 | 95 | 115 |
| Number of implantation sites/litter | 9.8 ± 2.1 | 10.0 ± 2.5 | 10.0 ± 1.4 | 10.5 ± 0.5 | 11.7 ± 1.2 |
| Number of resorption sites/litter | 0.5 ± 0.8 | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 1.0 ± 0.9 | 1.0 ± 1.6 | 0.2 ± 0.4 |
| Live fetuses/litter | 9.3 ± 2.7 | 9.1 ± 3.5 | 8.8 ± 1.6 | 9.5 ± 1.9 | 11.5 ± 1.4 |
| Dead fetuses/litter | 0 | 0 | 0.2 ± 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of male fetuses/dam | 4.5 ± 1.6 | 4.3 ± 1.2 | 3.7 ± 1.5 | 5.0 ± 1.1 | 5.3 ± 1.2 |
| Number of female fetuses/dam | 4.8 ± 2.7 | 4.8 ± 2.4 | 5.3 ± 2.3 | 4.5 ± 2.4 | 6.2 ± 0.8 |
The results are expressed as mean ± SDM, One-Way ANOVA; n: number of dams.