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NONCLINICAL JUVENILE TOXICITY TESTING 307Table 8.9 Example of developmental delay in surface righting reflexSex Control T1 T2 T3A. Total Number of Pups Available for AssessmentMales 5.1 ± 0.10 5.0 ± 0.08 5.1 ± 0.13 5.1 ± 0.19Females 5.1 ± 0.15 5.1 ± 0.17 5.1 ± 0.19 5.2 ± 0.27Combined 5.1 ± 0.10 5.1 ± 0.11 5.1 ± 0.14 5.2 ± 0.18B. % Positively Responding (Number of Pups)MalesTotal pups 95 119 100 108PND 5 95% (90) 98% (117) 94% (94) 85% (92)PND 6 100% (95) 100% (119) 100% (100) 100% (108)FemalesTotal Pups 108 112 110 102PND 5 86% (93) 89% (100) 88% (97) 78% (80)PND 6 100% (108) 99% (111) 100% (110) 98% (100)PND 7 100% (112) 100% (102)CombinedTotal Pups 203 231 210 210PND 5 90% (183) 94% (217) 91% (191) 82% (172)PND 6 100% (203) 100% (230) 100% (210) 99% (208)PND 7 100% (231) 100% (210)Notes: Surface righting response evaluated in Crl:CD ® (SD)IGS BR rat offspring,beginning on PND 5, with assessment continuing until positiveevidence of righting was observed (WIL Research Laboratories,LLC). The same data are presented in A and B. Section A presentsthe mean ± S.D. day of acquisition of surface righting for males,females, and combined sexes. Section B presents the percentage(total number) of rat offspring acquiring surface righting on eachday of assessment.The ICH guideline specifically mentions several preweaning developmental landmarks, includingpinna detachment, hair growth, and incisor eruption, and notes that these measures are highlycorrelated with body weight and postcoital age, especially “when significant differences in gestationlength occur.” Moreover, functional developmental landmarks, such as surface and air righting,were also noted in the ICH guideline to be dependent on physical development. While a completediscussion of the many developmental landmarks is beyond the scope of this chapter, the authorshave chosen to address a few key evaluations, and we encourage the reader to review the extensiveliterature on this topic for more detail on specific evaluations.One commonly evaluated landmark of functional development is surface righting. The surfacerightingreflex evaluates the ability of the animal to regain a normal upright stance when placed ina supine position on a flat surface. 132 This reflex is present soon after birth in rats, although thetime required to attain an upright stance decreases as the animal ages. 133 At the authors’ facility,this test is performed beginning on PND 5 (one day after litter standardization) for the rat, with a15-s window for test completion. Neonates with negative responses (no observed righting) areevaluated on sequential days until a positive response is noted. Under these testing conditions, theapproximate average age at which righting occurs is PND 5. Because the age at onset of testingequals the age at which a positive response is observed, a delay in acquisition of this landmark ismost easily noted as an increase in the number of animals (on a litter basis) with a negative responseon the first day of testing. An example of such a delay is provided in Table 8.9. Although not© 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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