Reproductive and developmental toxicity of ethylene glycol in the mouse. 1985

J C Lamb, and R R Maronpot, and D K Gulati, and V S Russell, and L Hommel-Barnes, and P S Sabharwal

The effects of ethylene glycol on reproduction of CD-1 mice were tested in a protocol which permitted continuous breeding during a specified interval. The dosage amounts of 0, 0.25, 0.5, or 1% ethylene glycol by continuous administration in drinking water for male and female mice were selected from the general toxic responses observed in a 14-day pilot study. After the first week of administration, begun at 11 weeks of age, the animals were housed one male and one female per cage for 14 weeks during which time any offspring were examined, sexed, weighted, and killed to allow continuous mating of the first generation. At the end of the 14-week cohabitation period, the males and females were separated and any litters delivered after that time were kept until weaning. Those second-generation animals were mated at about 70 days of age. Slight, but statistically significant, decreases were found in the numbers of litters per fertile pair and live pups per litter in the 1% dose group and live pup weight at the 1% dose groups compared to control F0 mice. Facial anomalies were noted in a number of offspring of high-dose-treated mice and an examination for skeletal defects demonstrated a pattern including reduction in the size of bones in the skull, fused ribs, and abnormally shaped sternebrae and vertebrae in the high-dose-treated, but not the untreated, mice. Neither the 0.25 nor 0.5% dose groups were significantly affected. No clinical signs of toxicity or significant adverse effects on body weight or water consumption were seen at the doses used, but two deaths occurred at the 0.5% quantity which may have been related to oxalate crystal deposition in the kidney.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
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
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
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D004327 Drinking Behavior Behaviors associated with the ingesting of water and other liquids; includes rhythmic patterns of drinking (time intervals - onset and duration), frequency and satiety. Behavior, Drinking,Behaviors, Drinking,Drinking Behaviors
D005026 Ethylene Glycols An ethylene compound with two hydroxy groups (-OH) located on adjacent carbons. They are viscous and colorless liquids. Some are used as anesthetics or hypnotics. However, the class is best known for their use as a coolant or antifreeze. Dihydroxyethanes,Ethanediols,Glycols, Ethylene
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
D005314 Embryonic and Fetal Development Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS or FETUSES. Embryo and Fetal Development,Prenatal Programming,Programming, Prenatal

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