Gebelik Süresince Uygulanan Oktilfenolün Sıçanlarda İnfantisidal Davranış Üzerindeki Etkileri

İnfantisit, sıçanların da dahil olduğu bir çok hayvan türünde gözlenmiştir. Bu çalışmada, 4-tert-oktilfenole OP gebelik döneminde maruz kalmanın erkek ve dişi yavru sıçanlar üzerindeki davranışsal etkileri araştırılmıştır. Gebe sıçanlar, gebeliğin 1-20. günleri süresince 100 mg/kg/gün OP100 ve 250 mg/kg/gün OP250 olmak üzere oktilfenole maruz bırakılmış, kontrol ve yağ kontrol olarak gruplanmıştır. Doğum sonrasında infantisidal davranış OP100 ve OP250 uygulama gruplarında gözlenmiştir. Yavru sıçanlar, OP100 grubunda %47 oranında ve OP250 grubunda %53 oranında yenerek öldürülmüştür. Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, fötal dönemde uygulanan oktilfenolün sıçanlarda olumsuz etkilere neden olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır

Effects of 4-tert-Octylphenol, during Pregnancy Period, on Infanticidal Behavior in Rats

Infanticide has been observed in numerous animal species, including rats. The present study was carried out to investigate the behavioral effects of 4-tert-Octylphenol OP exposure at fetal period on male and female rat offsprings. Pregnant rats were treated with OP 100 or 250 mg/kg/day in vehicle corn oil or vehicle alone daily from day 1 to day 20 of pregnancy. After birth, infanticidal behavior was observed in 100 mg/kg/ day OP100 and 250 mg/kg/day treatment group OP250 . 47% of live offspring were killed and consumed in OP100 and 53% of live offspring were killed and consumed in OP250. The results of this study suggest that, the octylphenol which was applied in fetal period causes negative effects on the rats.

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