Assessment of the effect of n-butanol given to female rats in drinking water on fertility and prenatal development of their offspring

Sitarek, K; Berlińska, B; Barański, B

HERO ID

783600

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1994

Language

English

PMID

7719663

HERO ID 783600
In Press No
Year 1994
Title Assessment of the effect of n-butanol given to female rats in drinking water on fertility and prenatal development of their offspring
Authors Sitarek, K; Berlińska, B; Barański, B
Journal International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
Volume 7
Issue 4
Page Numbers 365-370
Abstract Female rats were given aqueous solutions of n-butanol containing 0.24, 0.8 and 4% n-butanol (0.3; 1.0 and 5.0 g/kg/day) for 8 weeks before and during gestation. The control animals received tap water. The experiment was performed in two stages. The first comprised of the assessment of the oestrous cycle before exposure and then during 4-5 and 7-8 weeks of exposure, and the second stage of the fertility of female rats and their foetal development. The duration of the cycle and its individual stages in the control and the exposed females were similar. It was found that n-butanol alcohol is a foetotoxic agent and produces developmental anomalies in a foetus's skeleton and central nervous system.
Pmid 7719663
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