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http://dx.doi.org/10.5487/TR.2008.24.2.137

Reproductive Toxicity Evaluation of Pestban Insecticide Exposure in Male and Female Rats  

Morgan, Ashraf M. (Department of Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University)
El-Aty, A.M. Abd (Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
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Toxicological Research / v.24, no.2, 2008 , pp. 137-150 More about this Journal
Abstract
Sexually mature male and female rats were orally intubated with the organophosphorus insecticide, Pestban at a daily dosage of 7.45 or 3.72 mg/kg bwt, equivalent to 1/20 and 1/40 $LD_{50}$, respectively. Male rats were exposed for 70 days, while the female rats were exposed for 14 days, premating, during mating and throughout the whole length of gestation and lactation periods till weaning. The results showed depressed acetylcholinesterase(AChE) activity in the brain of parents, fetuses and their placentae in a dose-dependent manner. The fertility was significantly reduced with increasing the dose in both treated groups, with more pronounced suppressive effects in the male treated group. The number of implantation sites and viable fetuses were significantly reduced in pregnant females of both treated groups. However, the number of resorptions, dead fetuses, and pre-and postimplantation losses were significantly increased. The incidence of resorptions was more pronounced in treated female compared to male group and was dose dependant. The behavioral responses as well as fetal survival and viability indices were altered in both treated groups during the lactation period. The incidence of these effects was more pronounced in the treated female group and occurred in a dose-related manner. The recorded morphological, visceral, and skeletal anomalies were significantly increased with increasing the dose in fetuses of both treated groups, with more pronounced effects on fetuses of treated females. In conclusion, the exposure of adult male and female rats to Pestban would cause adverse effects on fertility and reproduction.
Keywords
Pestban; Chlorpyrifos; Fertility; Reproduction; Rats;
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