Gestational and lactational exposition to di-n-butyl phthalate increases neurobehavioral perturbations in rats: A three generational comparative study.

ABSTRACT: Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP) cause significant deficits in cognition and memory, however the neuroanatomical basis for impairments remain poorly understood. This study evaluates neurobehavioral changes in rats for three successive generations between non-siblings by administering DBP at 500mg/kg bw dose through oral gavage from gestation day-6 to 21 and lactation (3-weeks). Weaning period evaluations and developmental deficits assessed showed variations specific to generation and the toxic potential of DBP was confounded by behavioral deficits that include changes in sensorimotor development reflex response, poor performance, low memory retention and greater latency period. The cytoarchitectural alterations witnessed in hippocampus include condensed nuclei, vacuole formation and remarkable d

SUBMITTER: P MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7150435 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature