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Study Results Study Details References

Results for Phthalates (DEHP)

Decreased daily sperm production at 0.045 mg/kg and all higher doses

Subjects: Wistar rats

Chemical: Phthalates (DEHP)

Low doses tested: 0.015, 0.045, 0.135, 0.405 or 1.215 mg/kg bw/d

Other doses tested: 5, 15, 45, 135 or 405 mg/kg bw/d

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

Exposure duration: gestational day 6 – post-natal day 21 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 2 to beyond birth)

Age of measurement: 144 days of age

Reference [PubMed Link]
Andrade AJ, Grande SW, Talsness CE, Gericke C, Grote K, Golombiewski A, Sterner-Kock A, Chahoud I. 2006. A dose response study following in utero and lactational exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP): Reproductive effects on adult male offspring rats. Toxicology 228(1):85-97.
Study Results Study Details References

Results for Phthalates (DEHP)

Increased anogenital distance at 22 days of age at 0.015 mg/kg

Subjects: Wistar rats

Chemical: Phthalates (DEHP)

Low doses tested: 0.015, 0.045, 0.135, 0.405 or 1.215 mg/kg bw/d

Other doses tested: 5, 15, 45, 135 or 405 mg/kg bw/d

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

Exposure duration: gestational day 6 – post-natal day 21 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 2 to beyond birth)

Age of measurement: from birth through weaning

Reference [PubMed Link]
Andrade AJM, Grande SW, Talsness CE, Grote K, Golombiewski A, Sterner-Kock A, Chahoud I. 2006. A dose-response study following in utero and lactational exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP): Effects on androgenic status, developmental landmarks and testicular histology in male offspring rats. Toxicology 225(1):64-74.