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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
The results of a series of screening tests to determine the potential teratogenicity and neurotoxicity of developmental exposure to TBTO in rats are presented in this paper. For prenatal exposure, pregnant Long Evans rats were intubated with 0-16 mg/kg/day bis(tri-n-butyltin)oxide TBTO from Days 6 to 20 of gestation (GD 6-20). For postnatal exposure, rat pups were intubated with 0-60 mg/kg TBTO on Postnatal Day 5 (PND 5). Following prenatal exposure, dams were allowed to litter and pups were evaluated using a postnatal teratology screen. Postnatal evaluation for both exposures included motor activity (PND 13-64), the acoustic startle response (PND 22-78), growth, and brain weight. The maximally tolerated dose (MTD) in pregnant rats was 5 mg/kg/day, which is one-third the MTD in nonpregnant rats. There were decreased numbers of live births, and decreased growth and viability at dosages greater than or equal to 10 mg/kg/day. Cleft palate was found in 3% of the 12 mg/kg/day group. There was mortality following postnatal exposure to 60 mg/kg and all prenatal dosages greater than or equal to 10 mg/kg/day. Preweaning body weight was significantly decreased for all postnatal dosages, and all prenatal dosages greater than 2.5 mg/kg/day. Body weight reductions persisted to the postweaning period only in the high dose groups (10 mg/kg/day and 60 mg/kg). Behavioral evaluation demonstrated transient alterations in motor activity development (prenatal exposure only) and the acoustic startle response (postnatal exposure only). Persistent behavioral effects were observed only at dosages that produced overt maternal toxicity and/or postnatal mortality. The demonstration of the teratogenic and neurotoxic potential of TBTO in rats is confounded by associated maternal toxicity and/or pup mortality.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0041-008X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
97
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
113-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Abnormalities, Drug-Induced, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Behavior, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Birth Weight, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Female, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Litter Size, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Maternal-Fetal Exchange, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Motor Activity, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Rats, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Sexual Maturation, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Startle Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:2916230-Trialkyltin Compounds
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Prenatal or postnatal exposure to bis(tri-n-butyltin)oxide in the rat: postnatal evaluation of teratology and behavior.
pubmed:affiliation
Neurotoxicology Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.