The weeks shown in color represent the start and end points of chemical exposure for each study.
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Results for ChlorpyrifosDecreased caudate-putamen thickness among females at 5 mg/kg; decreased parietal cortex layer thickness among females at 1 mg/kg |
Subjects: Sprague-Dawley rats Chemical: Chlorpyrifos Low doses tested: 0.3, 1.0, or 5.0 mg/kg bw/d Route of administration: dissolved in corn oil and delivered through gavage Exposure duration: gestational day 6 – post-natal day 10 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 2 to day 1 of week 31) Age of measurement: birth through adulthood |
Reference [PubMed Link] Maurissen JPJ, Hoberman AM, Garman RH, Hanley TR. 2000. Lack of selective developmental neurotoxicity in rat pups from dams treated by gavage with chlorpyrifos. Toxicol Sci 57(2):250-263. |
| Study Results | Study Details | References |
Results for ChlorpyrifosDecreased absolute brain weight and increased brain-to-body weight ratio at 5 mg/kg |
Subjects: Sprague-Dawley rats Chemical: Chlorpyrifos Low doses tested: 0.3, 1.0, or 5.0 mg/kg bw/d Route of administration: dissolved in corn oil and delivered through gavage Exposure duration: gestational day 6 – post-natal day 10 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 2 to day 1 of week 31) Age of measurement: birth through adulthood |
Reference [PubMed Link] Maurissen JPJ, Hoberman AM, Garman RH, Hanley TR. 2000. Lack of selective developmental neurotoxicity in rat pups from dams treated by gavage with chlorpyrifos. Toxicol Sci 57(2):250-263. |
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Results for ChlorpyrifosDecreased cerebellum length and height among males at 5 mg/kg; decreased cerebellum height among females at 1 mg/kg |
Subjects: Sprague-Dawley rats Chemical: Chlorpyrifos Low doses tested: 0.3, 1.0, or 5.0 mg/kg bw/d Route of administration: dissolved in corn oil and delivered through gavage Exposure duration: gestational day 6 – post-natal day 10 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 2 to day 1 of week 31) Age of measurement: birth through adulthood |
Reference [PubMed Link] Maurissen JPJ, Hoberman AM, Garman RH, Hanley TR. 2000. Lack of selective developmental neurotoxicity in rat pups from dams treated by gavage with chlorpyrifos. Toxicol Sci 57(2):250-263. |
| Study Results | Study Details | References |
Results for ChlorpyrifosDecreased brain cholinesterase (ChE) specific activity at 1 and 3 days of age; decreased M1/M3 mAChR binding at 1 day of age; decreased high affinity choline uptake (HACU) transporter levels at 6 days of age |
Subjects: Sprague-Dawley (Crl:CD(5D) BR) rats Chemical: Chlorpyrifos Low doses tested: 3.0 mg/kg bw/d Other doses tested: 7.0 mg/kg bw/d Route of administration: dissolved in corn oil and fed on a cookie Exposure duration: gestational day 6 – gestational day 20 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 2 to day 1 of week 14) Age of measurement: 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 30 days of age |
Reference [PubMed Link] Richardson JR, Chambers JE. 2004. Neurochemical effects of repeated gestational exposure to chlorpyrifos in developing rats. Toxicol Sci 77(1):83-90. |
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Results for ChlorpyrifosDecreased dopamine levels in the cerebral cortex on gestational day 17 and on post-natal day 14 |
Subjects: ICR mice Chemical: Chlorpyrifos Low doses tested: 5.0 mg/kg bw/d Route of administration: dissolved in DMSO and injected subcutaneously Exposure duration: gestational day 7.5 – gestational day 11.5 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 2 to day 1 of week 6) Age of measurement: gestational day 17 and post-natal days 14 and 60 |
Reference [PubMed Link] Chen XP, Wang X, Dong JY. 2011. Different reaction patterns of dopamine content to prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos in different periods. J Appl Toxicol 31(4):355-359. |
| Study Results | Study Details | References |
Results for ChlorpyrifosDecreased dopamine levels in the hippocampus on post-natal days 14 and 60 |
Subjects: ICR mice Chemical: Chlorpyrifos Low doses tested: 5.0 mg/kg bw/d Route of administration: dissolved in DMSO and injected subcutaneously Exposure duration: gestational day 7.5 – gestational day 11.5 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 2 to day 1 of week 6) Age of measurement: gestational day 17 and post-natal days 14 and 60 |
Reference [PubMed Link] Chen XP, Wang X, Dong JY. 2011. Different reaction patterns of dopamine content to prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos in different periods. J Appl Toxicol 31(4):355-359. |