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1298274 
Journal Article 
A two-generation reproductive toxicity study of diethyl phthalate (DEP) in rats 
Fujii, S; Yabe, K; Furukawa, M; Hirata, M; Kiguchi, M; Ikka, T 
2005 
Yes 
Journal of Toxicological Sciences
ISSN: 0388-1350
EISSN: 1880-3989 
30 
Special Issue P 
S97-116 
English 
16641546 
BCI:BCI200600395815 
A two-generation reproductive toxicity study was performed to evaluate the effects of diethyl phthalate on parental reproductive performance, including features of the endocrine system and development and growth of offspring at dietary dose levels of 0, 600, 3000 and 15000 ppm. In F0 and F1 parents, no treatment-related adverse effects were observed in clinical findings, body weights, food consumption, reproductive parameters, and gross or histopathological findings in any treated group. Increased liver weights and enhanced activities of metabolic enzymes were observed in F0 males at 15000 ppm. F0 males also exhibited an increase in the content of CYP3A2, a cytochrome P450 isozyme, at 15000 ppm, and a decrease in the levels of serum testosterone at 3000 and 15000 ppm, suggesting sex steroid metabolism might be changed. However, these were not considered adverse effects because the degree of change was too slight to affect the reproductive capability to produce progeny. Body weight gains before weaning were inhibited in F1 and F2 pups and vaginal opening was slightly delayed in F1 females at 15000 ppm. No changes were observed in the reproductive performance. Therefore, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) from this study is considered to be 15000 ppm for parental animals, and 3000 ppm for development and growth of the pups. 
No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; Rats; Endocrine Disruptors; Reproduction; Phthalic Acids; Administration, Oral; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Index Medicus; Rats, Inbred Strains; Female; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Pregnancy; Animals; Male; Toxicity Tests, Chronic 
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