Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) possess developmental toxicity as revealed by screening the seeds and fruit extracts in zebrafish embryos

Table 2 Teratogenic dose response of zebrafish embryos exposed to crude seed extract of M. charantia at 72hpf

Concentration (μg/ml)	Developmental arrest^a		Cardiac toxicity^a		Blood circulation^a		Hatching^a
Concentration (μg/ml)	Mean	± S.D	Mean	±S.D	Mean	±S.D	Mean	± S.D
Control	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	0	0	85	0.33	85	0.33	0	0
10	0	0	100	0.00	100	0.00	5	0.67
15	0	0	100	0	100	0	100	0
20	100	0	100	0	100	0	100	0
25	100	0	100	0	100	0	100	0
30	100	0	100	0	100	0	100	0

^a Percentage of embryos with developmental defect. The values are the mean of three biological replication ± Standard deviation (S.D)

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