Effects of long-term intake of DDT on rats.
DDT is a pesticide used in malaria-control programmes throughout the world. Its potential carcinogenicity was studied in MRC Porton rats (Wistar-derived) which received dietary concentrations of 0, 125, 250 and 500 parts per million DDT (technical-grade) for life. The treatment had no adverse effects on body growth or survival rate. Various types of tumours were observed in animals in all groups: exposure to DDT resulted in statistically significant increased incidence of liver-cell tumours only in female treated rats; one such tumour was observed in control rats. No metastases of these tumours were found.
D000818:Animals; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000139:chemically induced; D003634:DDT / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
D003634:DDT