A subchronic toxicity study of Phosflex 51B in Sprague-Dawley rats. 2001

R I Freudenthal, and D Brandwene, and W Clous
Akzo Nobel Chemicals Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.

Phosflex 51B is a flame retardant plasticizer that is blended with polyvinyl chloride films to effectively control product flammability. Its composition places it in the butylated triphenyl phosphate category. Previous studies have shown Phosflex 51B to have low acute toxicity, to lack teratogenic and mutagenic activity, and to not induce delayed peripheral neuropathy. The present study was conducted to determine the toxicity of Phosflex 51B after repeated dietary exposure. Four groups, each consisting of 20 male and 20 female Sprague-Dawley rats, received rodent diet containing either 0, 100, 400, or 1600 ppm for 90 days. Parameters measured include body weight, food consumption, clinical observations, hematology, clinical chemistry, and cholinesterase activity. Tissues were examined at necropsy for gross changes and were processed for microscopic pathology. There were no significant treatment-related effects on body weights, food consumption, hematology and clinical chemistry, or cholinesterase values. A significant increase was observed in the absolute and relative mean weights of livers in high-dose male rats, the mean relative liver weights of the high-dose female animals, the mean relative kidney weights of the high-dose male rats, and the mean absolute weights of the adrenal glands from high-dose female rats. Neither gross nor microscopic pathology examinations revealed tissue changes in these organs or in any other organs. Although increases in liver, kidney, and adrenal weights were observed in certain animals in the 1600-ppm high-dose group, the administration of Phosflex 51B did not result in significant treatment-related adverse effects at dietary dose levels of 100 and 400 ppm. The no-observable-effect level (NOEL) in this study is 400 ppm.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D008853 Microscopy The use of instrumentation and techniques for visualizing material and details that cannot be seen by the unaided eye. It is usually done by enlarging images, transmitted by light or electron beams, with optical or magnetic lenses that magnify the entire image field. With scanning microscopy, images are generated by collecting output from the specimen in a point-by-point fashion, on a magnified scale, as it is scanned by a narrow beam of light or electrons, a laser, a conductive probe, or a topographical probe. Compound Microscopy,Hand-Held Microscopy,Light Microscopy,Optical Microscopy,Simple Microscopy,Hand Held Microscopy,Microscopy, Compound,Microscopy, Hand-Held,Microscopy, Light,Microscopy, Optical,Microscopy, Simple
D009929 Organ Size The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness. Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D010755 Organophosphates Carbon-containing phosphoric acid derivatives. Included under this heading are compounds that have CARBON atoms bound to one or more OXYGEN atoms of the P( Organophosphate,Phosphates, Organic,Phosphoric Acid Esters,Organopyrophosphates,Acid Esters, Phosphoric,Esters, Phosphoric Acid,Organic Phosphates
D010968 Plasticizers Materials incorporated mechanically in plastics (usually PVC) to increase flexibility, workability or distensibility; due to the non-chemical inclusion, plasticizers leach out from the plastic and are found in body fluids and the general environment. Plasticizer
D001774 Blood Chemical Analysis An examination of chemicals in the blood. Analysis, Blood Chemical,Chemical Analysis, Blood,Analyses, Blood Chemical,Blood Chemical Analyses,Chemical Analyses, Blood
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002802 Cholinesterases Acylcholineacylhydrolase,Cholase,Cholinesterase

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