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Results for Dioxin (TCDD)

Increased body weight at some doses and time points with results varying by sex

Subjects: Holtzman rats

Chemical: Dioxin (TCDD)

Low doses tested: 0.02, 0.6 or 0.18 μg/kg

Route of administration: dissolved in olive oil and delivered through gavage

Exposure duration: gestational day 18 – single dose (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 8 to day 1 of week 9)

Age of measurement: birth through young adulthood

Reference [PubMed Link]
Markowski VP, Zareba G, Stern S, Cox C, Weiss B. 2001. Altered operant responding for motor reinforcement and the determination of benchmark doses following perinatal exposure to low-level 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Environ Health Perspect 109(6):1-7.
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Results for Dioxin (TCDD)

Increased mortality at day 1 after birth

Subjects: Holtzman rats

Chemical: Dioxin (TCDD)

Low doses tested: 1.0 μg/kg bw

Route of administration: dissolved in corn oil and delivered through gavage

Exposure duration: gestational day 18 – single dose (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 8 to day 1 of week 9)

Age of measurement: birth through adulthood

Reference [PubMed Link]
Flaws JA, Sommer RJ, Silbergeld EK, Peterson RE, Hirshfield AN. 1997. In utero and lactational exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) induces genital dysmorphogenesis in the female rat. Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology 147(2):351-362.
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Results for Dioxin (TCDD)

Decreased weights in treated males at 60 days of age

Subjects: Dark-Agouti rats

Chemical: Dioxin (TCDD)

Low doses tested: 0.7 μg/kg bw

Route of administration: dissolved in corn oil and administered orally

Exposure duration: gestational day 18 – single dose (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 8 to day 1 of week 9)

Age of measurement: post-natal days 1, 14 and 60

Reference [PubMed Link]
Tomasini MC, Beggiato S, Ferraro L, Tanganelli S, Marani L, Lorenzini L, Antonelli T. 2012. Prenatal exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin produces alterations in cortical neuron development and a long-term dysfunction of glutamate transmission in rat cerebral cortex. Neurochem Int 61(5):759-766.
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Results for Dioxin (TCDD)

Reduced litter size and decreased number of females in litters

Subjects: Dark-Agouti rats

Chemical: Dioxin (TCDD)

Low doses tested: 0.7 μg/kg bw

Route of administration: dissolved in corn oil and administered orally

Exposure duration: gestational day 18 – single dose (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 8 to day 1 of week 9)

Age of measurement: post-natal days 1, 14 and 60

Reference [PubMed Link]
Tomasini MC, Beggiato S, Ferraro L, Tanganelli S, Marani L, Lorenzini L, Antonelli T. 2012. Prenatal exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin produces alterations in cortical neuron development and a long-term dysfunction of glutamate transmission in rat cerebral cortex. Neurochem Int 61(5):759-766.