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http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.2011.10392

Teratogenic and Embryotoxic Effects of Clomiphene Citrate in Developing Mice  

Ara, Chaman (Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab)
Asmatullah, Asmatullah (Department of Zoology, University of the Punjab)
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences / v.24, no.8, 2011 , pp. 1053-1059 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study was to assess the teratogenic and embryotoxic effects of clomiphene citrate in mice. The pregnant mice were administered a single dose of clomiphene citrate at different concentrations i.e 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 and 6.0 ${\mu}g/g$ BW on day 8 of gestation. Fetuses recovered on day 18 of gestation were analyzed on morphological, morphometric and histological basis. Morphological observations showed defects like open eyelids, anophthalmia, fore and hindlimb micromelia, meromelia, amelia, sacral hygroma, hydrocephaly, hemorrhagic spots, kyphosis and clubbed feet. Morphometric analysis indicated a significant (p<0.001) reduction in fetal body weight, crown rump length, head circumference, eye circumference, forelimb and hindlimb lengths and tail size against controls. The histological observations showed brain defects like hydrocephaly, enlarged ventricles and undifferentiated neuroglial cells in cerebellum. Cleft palate, underdeveloped pharynx and atrophy of jaw muscles were the common anatomical defects of pharyngeal region. It is concluded that the concentrations of clomiphene citrate used during the present study proved teratogenic in mice fetuses.
Keywords
Clomiphene Citrate; Teratogenicity; Embryotoxicity; Mice Development;
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