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The weeks shown in color represent the start and end points of chemical exposure for each study.

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Results for Phthalates (DEHP)

Increased escape latency and decreased time spent in removed quadrant on the Morris water-maze test.

Subjects: Sprague Dawley rats

Chemical: Phthalates (DEHP)

Low doses tested: 1.25 mg/kg bw/d

Route of administration: dissolved in corn oil and administered by gavage

Exposure duration: gestational day 2 – gestational day 21 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 1 to day 1 of week 16)

Age of measurement: 19, 21 and 22 months

Reference [PubMed Link]
Sun W, Ban JB, Zhang N, Zu YK, Sun WX. 2012 May 19 (in press). Perinatal exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate leads to cognitive dysfunction and phospho-tau level increase in aged rats. Environ Toxicol .
Study Results Study Details References

Results for Phthalates (DEHP)

Alterations in the expression of hippocampal insulin, IGF-I, IGF-II, bim, bad, p-GSK-3β, and p-Akt. Increased levels of phosphorylated tau in the hippocampus.

Subjects: Sprague Dawley rats

Chemical: Phthalates (DEHP)

Low doses tested: 1.25 mg/kg bw/d

Route of administration: dissolved in corn oil and administered by gavage

Exposure duration: gestational day 2 – gestational day 21 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 1 to day 1 of week 16)

Age of measurement: 19, 21 and 22 months

Reference [PubMed Link]
Sun W, Ban JB, Zhang N, Zu YK, Sun WX. 2012 May 19 (in press). Perinatal exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate leads to cognitive dysfunction and phospho-tau level increase in aged rats. Environ Toxicol .