Table 8.
Distribution of placental histopathological manifestations across experimental groups.
| Histopathological parameters of placenta | Experimental groups | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I (250 mg/kg) | Group II (500 mg/kg) | Group III (1000 mg/kg) | Group IV (pair-fed control) | Group V (ad libitum) | |
| Necrosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cytolysis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apoptosis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inflammation | 30∗ | 40∗ | 60∗ | 0 | 0 |
| Calcification | 0 | 0 | 30∗ | 0 | 0 |
NB: Results are presented as percentages of histopathological findings; ∗statistically significant difference seen from the ad libitum and control at P < 0.05, chi-square test.