Toxic effects of 70% ethanol extract of Moringa stenopetala leaf (Baker f.) Cufod. (Moringaceae) on fetus and placenta of pregnant Wistar rats

Table 6 Skeletal (limb bones) malformations of 20 days old rat fetuses following treatment of pregnant rats with 70% ethanol extract of M. stenopetala leaf

Groups	Percent of skeletal malformations of limb bones
Groups	Metacarpus^a	Forelimb phalanges^b	Metatarsal^a	Hindlimb phalanges^b
G-I: ((n = 27)	7.4	18.5	0	18.5
G-II (n = 27)	11.1	22.2	7.4	33.3
G-III (n = 27)	14.8	25.9	11.1	40.7*
G-IV (n = 27)	11.1	11.1	0	18.5
G-V (n = 27)	7.4	11.1	0	14.8

Results are presented as a percentage (%) of skeletal malformations (chi-square test)
^*Significantly different compared with 250 mg/kg treated and pair-fed control groups (P-value < 0.05)
^aPresence of ≤ 3 metacarpus and metatarsus
^bAbsent proximal phalanges

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