Leaf ethanolic extract of Etlingera hemesphaerica Blume alters mercuric chloride teratogenicity during the post-implantation period in Mus musculus

摘要

Implanted embryos (IEs), resorbed embryos (REs), dead fetuses (DFs), living fetuses (LFs) on gestation day (GD) 18 of M. musculus, which previously were given 0.39 mg/kg bw LE3H through gavage on GD 10 (E1), injected intraperitoneally (ip) with 5 mg/kg bw HgCl2 on GD 9 (E2), and administered ip 5 mg/kg bw HgCl2 on GD 9 and then 0.39 mg/kg bw LE3H through gavage on GD 10 (E3). Meanwhile, the controls (E0) were administered with double-distilled water only