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Published online 2020 Mar 17. doi: 10.1186/s12872-020-01418-z
Table 1
Embryogenic toxicity of NaAsO2 and protective effect of folate
Groups | Pregnancy female rats | Miscarriage female rats | Weight of fetus/g((x ± s) | Weight of placenta/g(x ± s) |
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A | 10 | 1 | 0.640 ± 0.051 | 0.409 ± 0.070 |
B | 11 | 1 | 0.429 ± 0.0481(*) | 0.307 ± 0.077(*) |
C | 10 | 0 | 0.383 ± 0.801(*,△) | 0.301 ± 0.076(*) |
D | 10 | 1 | 0.487 ± 0.073(*,△,▲) | 0.338 ± 0.050(*,△,▲) |
E | 10 | 0 | 0.491 ± 0.930(*,△,▲) | 0.327 ± 0.108(*,△,▲) |
Annotation: *Compared with group A, P<0.05; △Compared with group B, P<0.05; ▲ Compared with group C, P<0.05. Group A was the control group. The rats were fed with distilled water and ordinary fodder. Rats in Group B were fed with distilled water containing 75 mg/L NaAsO2 and ordinary fodder. Those in Group C, D, and E were fed with distilled water containing 75 mg/L NaAsO2 and fodder containing 0.53 mg/kg, 5.3 mg/kg, and 10.6 mg/kg folic acid respectively