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Table 19.6Comparison of current guidelines for the assessment of embryo and fetal developmentGuideline ICH 4.1.3 2 EPA OPPTS 870.3700 22 FDA Red Book 21 OECD 27Species (No.)MatingRoute of testcompoundadministrationExposure to testcompoundProcedures on testanimalsOne rodent, preferably rats; onenonrodent, preferably rabbitsPlug, sperm, or insemination is day0Similar to the route used byhumansFrom implantation to the closure ofthe hard palateDam: clinical signs, body weight,feed; necropsy, preserve organswith macroscopic findings; countcorpora lutea; implantations (liveand dead conceptuses)Fetal: gender, body weight, fetalabnormalities (gross, soft tissue,and skeletal; rodents: half skeletaland half soft tissue; rabbits: allfetuses, gross evaluation ofplacentasRodent, e.g., rat, and nonrodent,e.g., rabbit (approximately 20animals with implantation sites atnecropsy)Mate females with males of thesame strain and species; plug orsperm is day 0Orally by intubation or potentialhuman exposure (needjustification)From at least the day ofimplantation to day beforeparturition, or from fertilization today before terminationDam: clinical signs, body weight,feed; terminal weight, grossnecropsy; examine uterinecontents (live and deadconceptuses), examine nongraviduteruses, weigh gravid uterus(with cervix), count corpora luteaFetal: gender, body weight, fetalabnormalities (external, skeletal,and soft tissue anomalies;rodents: half skeletal and half softtissue; rabbits: all fetuses)Rats, rabbits, hamsters, or mice(minimum 20 pregnant)In-house recommended; one maleto one or two females; plug orsperm is day 0Intended human exposure (diet ordrinking water)From implantation to day beforeparturition, or from fertilization toterminationDam: clinical signs, body weight,feed; terminal weight, grossnecropsy; gravid uterine weight,examine uterine contents (live anddead conceptuses), countcorpora luteaFetal: gender, body weight, fetalabnormalities (external, skeletal,and soft tissue anomalies;rodents: half for skeletal and halffor soft tissue; rabbits: all fetuses)Rats, rabbits, mice, or hamsters(20 pregnant)Mate females with males of thesame strain and species; plug orsperm is day 0Orally by intubation; alternate routewith justificationFrom preimplantation throughentire gestation period to the daybefore caesarean-sectioningDam: clinical signs, body weight,feed, terminal weight, grossnecropsy; examine nongraviduteri, gravid uterine weight (withcervix), examine uterine contents(live or dead conceptuses), countcorpora luteaFetal: gender, body weight, fetalabnormalities (external, skeletal,and soft tissue anomalies;rodents: half for skeletal and halffor soft tissue; rabbits: all fetuses)748 DEVELOPMENTAL REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH, SECOND EDITION© 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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