title: Teratogenicity of benzyl chloride in the rat.
abstract: The effects of orally administered benzyl chloride (BCl) on fetal development were evaluated in the rat. Doses of BCl at 0, 50, or 100 mg/kg in corn oil were given daily on 6-15 of gestation. No toxic symptoms were observed following exposure of pregnant rats to BCl. Fetotoxicity in the form of reduced fetal length was observed when dams were treated with BCl at 100 mg/kg. Benzyl chloride did not statistically increase the number of skeletal and visceral variations.
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001593:Benzyl Compounds; C021292:benzyl chloride