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A Practical Approach, Second Edition=Ronald D. Ho.pdf

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282 DEVELOPMENTAL REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH, SECOND EDITIONTotal of30/sex/groupSubset of10/sex/groupSubset of20/sex/groupAdditional6/sex/groupPND 4PND 7PND 21Cull to 4/sexBegin dosingWeanCull to 4/sexTK phlebotomy3/sex/groupPND 25Begin VP examPND 35Begin BPS examPND 62PND 63Motor activityStartle responseLearning and memoryEnd DosingClinical pathologyNecropsyHistologyMotor activityStartle responseLearning and memoryTK phlebotomy3/sex/groupPND 85LD 0LD 7PND 130Begin mating trialDams deliverNecropsy dams and pupsNecropsy paternal animalsAdministration PeriodFigure 8.7Within-litter study design. A robust within-litter design requires approximately 36 litters obtainedvia in-house mating or time-mated animals. VP, vaginal patency; BPS, balanopreputial separation.A specific type of adapted adult toxicity study design that has been proposed as an option forevaluating postnatal toxicity is the transgenerational protocol. This design has been proposed toevaluate effects of chemicals on the development of the reproductive system that may not otherwisebe detected by standard testing paradigms. This alternative design has been suggested because someendocrine-active chemicals were negative in standard multigeneration studies (likely because ofpostweaning selection of only one pup per sex per litter). 101 The dosing regimen for this transgenerationaldesign is in utero and lactational exposure (with the option of direct dosing of theoffspring), followed by necropsy of all offspring in adulthood. 102 The salient points to this designare that more offspring per litter are used (though fewer litters per group) and more endpointsrelated to endocrine-active compounds are evaluated. An important feature of this design is thatmultiple offspring per litter are examined following sexual maturity (since earlier examination may© 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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