1,3-dichloropropene: two-generation inhalation reproduction study in Fischer 344 rats. 1989

W J Breslin, and H D Kirk, and C M Streeter, and J F Quast, and J R Szabo
Mammalian and Environmental Toxicology Research Laboratory, Dow Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan 48674.

This study evaluated the effects of inhaled technical-grade 1,3-dichloropropene (DCPT) on reproduction and neonatal growth and survival. Groups of 30 male and 30 female Fischer 344 rats, approximately 6 weeks of age, were exposed via inhalation to 0, 10, 30 or 90 ppm DCPT for 6 hr/day, 5 days/week, for two generations. The parental f0 and f1 generations were each bred twice. Reproductive and neonatal parameters evaluated included indices of fertility and pup survival, gestation length, litter size, pup body weight, and pup sex ratio. Gross and histologic examinations were concluded on all f0 and f1 adults. In addition, randomly selected f1b and f2b weanlings were given gross examinations. Parental effects were limited to rats exposed to 90 ppm DCPT and included decreased body weights and histopathologic effects on the nasal mucosa of adult male and female rats. The histopathologic effects consisted of slight, focal hyperplasia of the respiratory epithelium and/or focal degenerative changes in the olfactory epithelium. No adverse effects on reproductive parameters or neonatal growth or survival were observed in the f1a, f1b, f2a, or f2b litters even at an exposure concentration which produced effects in adult animals. Based on these results, it is concluded that inhalation exposure of rats up to 90 ppm DCPT for two successive generations did not adversely affect the reproductive and neonatal parameters evaluated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008098 Litter Size The number of offspring produced at one birth by a viviparous animal. Litter Sizes,Size, Litter,Sizes, Litter
D008297 Male Males
D009297 Nasal Mucosa The mucous lining of the NASAL CAVITY, including lining of the nostril (vestibule) and the OLFACTORY MUCOSA. Nasal mucosa consists of ciliated cells, GOBLET CELLS, brush cells, small granule cells, basal cells (STEM CELLS) and glands containing both mucous and serous cells. Nasal Epithelium,Schneiderian Membrane,Epithelium, Nasal,Membrane, Schneiderian,Mucosa, Nasal
D009831 Olfactory Mucosa That portion of the nasal mucosa containing the sensory nerve endings for SMELL, located at the dome of each NASAL CAVITY. The yellow-brownish olfactory epithelium consists of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS; brush cells; STEM CELLS; and the associated olfactory glands. Olfactory Epithelium,Olfactory Membrane,Epithelium, Olfactory,Membrane, Olfactory,Membranes, Olfactory,Mucosa, Olfactory,Olfactory Membranes
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011916 Rats, Inbred F344 An inbred strain of rat that is used for general BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH purposes. Fischer Rats,Rats, Inbred CDF,Rats, Inbred Fischer 344,Rats, F344,Rats, Inbred Fisher 344,CDF Rat, Inbred,CDF Rats, Inbred,F344 Rat,F344 Rat, Inbred,F344 Rats,F344 Rats, Inbred,Inbred CDF Rat,Inbred CDF Rats,Inbred F344 Rat,Inbred F344 Rats,Rat, F344,Rat, Inbred CDF,Rat, Inbred F344,Rats, Fischer
D012098 Reproduction The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed) Human Reproductive Index,Human Reproductive Indexes,Reproductive Period,Human Reproductive Indices,Index, Human Reproductive,Indexes, Human Reproductive,Indices, Human Reproductive,Period, Reproductive,Periods, Reproductive,Reproductive Index, Human,Reproductive Indices, Human,Reproductive Periods
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
D005260 Female Females
D005298 Fertility The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female. Fecundity,Below Replacement Fertility,Differential Fertility,Fecundability,Fertility Determinants,Fertility Incentives,Fertility Preferences,Fertility, Below Replacement,Marital Fertility,Natural Fertility,Subfecundity,World Fertility Survey,Determinant, Fertility,Determinants, Fertility,Fertility Determinant,Fertility Incentive,Fertility Preference,Fertility Survey, World,Fertility Surveys, World,Fertility, Differential,Fertility, Marital,Fertility, Natural,Preference, Fertility,Preferences, Fertility,Survey, World Fertility,Surveys, World Fertility,World Fertility Surveys

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