title: Further evaluation of the developmental toxicity of tributyltin chloride in rats.
abstract: The objective of this study was to further evaluate the developmental toxicity of tributyltin chloride (TBTCl) in rats. Pregnant rats were given TBTCl by gastric intubation at a dose of 25, 50 or 100 mg/kg on days 7-9, days 10-12 or days 13-15 of pregnancy. A significant increase in the incidence of post-implantation loss was found in the groups treated with TBTCl on days 7-9 at 25 and 50 mg/kg and on days 10-12 at 100 mg/kg, but not in the groups treated with TBTCl on days 13-15. No significant increase in the incidence of malformed fetuses was observed after treatment with TBTCl on days 7-9. A significant increase incidence of malformed fetuses was detected when TBTCl was given on days 10-12 at 100 mg/kg and on days 13-15 at 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg. The most predominant malformation was cleft palate. It could be concluded that the manifestation of deviant development induced by TBTCl varies with the developmental stage at the time of administration and TBTCl possesses teratogenic potential with developmental phase specificity.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Health Sciences, Osaka Branch, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ema
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurosaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000139:chemically induced*; D020964:Embryo Loss / Q000139:chemically induced; D047108:Embryonic Development / Q000187:drug effects; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000139:chemically induced; D005865:Gestational Age; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; C011559:tributyltin