PARAMETERS

Doses (mg/kg b.wt)

Control

200 mg/kg

400 mg/kg

800 mg/kg

Number of alive fetuses

8.16 ± 0.70

8.33 ± 0.55

8 ± 0.68

9.33 ± 0.88*

Mean Weight of the pups

5.08 ± 0.04

4.03 ± 0.26**

4.13 ± 0.17*

4.07 ± 0.26**

Length of umbilical cord

1.61 ± 0.06

1.51 ± 0.10

1.65 ± 0.08

1.5 ± 0.08

Gestation Rate (%)

100

100

100

100

Post-implantation Loss (%)

1.66 ± 1.66

3.18 ± 2.01

3.5 ± 2.21

3.33 ± 3.33

Delivery day

23 ± 0.16

22.33 ± 0.21*

20.33 ± 0.21***

21 ± 0.25***