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

Table 7 Percentage of placental abnormalities of rats following exposure of pregnant rats with 70% ethanol M. stenopetala leaf extract

Placental Abnormality (%)	Groups
Placental Abnormality (%)	G-I (n = 30)	G-II (n = 30)	G-III (n = 30)	G-IV (n = 30)	G-V (n = 30)
Decidual degeneration	3.3	6.7	10	0	0
Decidual Apoptosis	0	3.3	13.3	3.3	0
Intervillous space thrombosis (hematoma)	0	0	3.3	0	0
Decidual Hypoplasia & Atrophy	0	0	6.7	0	0
Decidual Cytolysis	0	6.7	23.3	0	0
Capillary dilatation	3.3	6.7	13.3	0	0
Trophoblast proliferation	10	23.3	33.3*	16.7	13.3

Results are stated as percentage of placental abnormalities, Chi-square
G-I: 250 mg/kg; G-II: 500 mg/kg; G-III: 1000 mg/kg; G-IV: pair-fed control and G-V: ad libitum control groups
n Number of placentae examined
^*Significantly different from ad libitum control group (P-value < 0.05)

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