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Results for Dioxin (TCDD)

Varying effects on thymocytes at different stages of development.

Subjects: C57BL/6 mice

Chemical: Dioxin (TCDD)

Low doses tested: 0.5, 1.0, or 10.0 nM

Route of administration: in vitro culture

Exposure duration: post-natal day 15 – 7 days in vitro culture (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 32 to beyond birth)

Age of measurement: 7 days culture

Reference [PubMed Link]
Lai ZW, Fiore NC, Gasiewicz TA, Silverstone AE. 1998. 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and diethylstilbestrol affect thymocytes at different stages of development in fetal thymus organ culture. Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology 149(2):167-177.
Study Results Study Details References

Results for Dioxin (TCDD)

Varying effects on thymocyte differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis.

Subjects: bcl-2 transgenic mice

Chemical: Dioxin (TCDD)

Low doses tested: 10.0 nM

Route of administration: in vitro culture

Exposure duration: post-natal day 15 – 7 days in vitro culture (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 32 to beyond birth)

Age of measurement: 7 days culture

Reference [PubMed Link]
Lai ZW, Fiore NC, Hahn PJ, Gasiewicz TA, Silverstone AE. 2000. Differential effects of diethylstilbestrol and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin on thymocyte differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis in bcl-2 transgenic mouse fetal thymus organ culture. Toxicology & Applied Pharmacology 168(1):15-24.