Elizabeth Glanet Durom, V A Aneesha, Nerella Venkata Pavan Kumar, Ajmi Bin Azeez, M Karikalan, Madhu C Lingaraju, Subhashree Parida, Avinash G Telang, Thakur Uttam Singh
Ethion is a class II moderately toxic organothiophosphate pesticide. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the maternal and foetal toxicity of ethion in rats. Pregnant rats were divided into 5 groups. Group I served as control. Group II, III, IV, and V were orally administered with 0.86, 1.71, 3.43, and 6.9mg/kg of ethion respectively, from gestational day (GD) 6 to 19. Dams were sacrificed on GD 20. Maternal toxicity was assessed by body weight gain, foetal resorptions, oxidative stress, liver and kidney function tests, and histopathology...
May 9, 2024: Reproductive Toxicology