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HERO ID
94974
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Toxicity of inhaled chloroform in pregnant mice and their offspring
Author(s)
Murray, FJ; Schwetz, BA; Mcbride, JG; Staples, RE
Year
1979
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
ISSN:
0041-008X
EISSN:
1096-0333
Volume
50
Issue
3
Page Numbers
515-522
Language
English
PMID
516065
DOI
10.1016/0041-008X(79)90406-X
Web of Science Id
WOS:A1979HT38500018
URL
http://
://WOS:A1979HT38500018
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Abstract
The effect of inhaled chloroform on embryonal and fetal development was evaluated in CF-1 mice. Bred mice were exposed to 0 or 100 ppm of chloroform for 7 hr/day from Days 1 through 7, 6 through 15, or 8 through 15 of gestation. Exposure to chloroform from Days 1 through 7 or 6 through 15 significantly impaired the ability of the female rats to maintain pregnancy but was not significantly teratogenic. In comparison, a significant increase in the incidence of cleft palate was observed among the offspring of mice inhaling chloroform from Days 8 through 15 of gestation, but no effect on the ability of the female rats to maintain pregnancy was discerned. Other signs of toxicity observed among the litters of mice exposed to chloroform included: decreased ossification of bones (all experimental groups), decreased incidence of resorptions (Days 1 through 7), and reduced fetal body measurements (Days 1 through 7 and 8 through 15).
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Chloroform 2018 Update
TITLE AND ABSTRACT REVIEW
January 2009 Literature Search
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FULL-TEXT REVIEW
Included
Animal
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Chloroform Combined (current)
Chloroform (original)
Chloroform (2018 update)
TITLE AND ABSTRACT REVIEW
January 2009 Literature Search
Included Studies
FULL-TEXT REVIEW
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Animal
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Formaldehyde
Reproductive and Developmental Effects
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Title/abstract
Not formaldehyde
Retroactive RIS import
2015
FA DevRepro 072115
Not FA-Exposure Criteria
Not FA-Exposure Criteria
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