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ArticleReproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)2015

Prenatal exposure to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) affects reproductive outcomes in female mice.

Sarah Niermann, Saniya Rattan, Emily Brehm, Jodi A Flaws

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Article in Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sarah NiermannDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, IL 61802, USA. Electronic address: steinma1@illinois.edu.
Saniya RattanDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, IL 61802, USA. Electronic address: rattan2@illinois.edu.
Emily BrehmDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, IL 61802, USA. Electronic address: esbrehm@illinois.edu.
Jodi A FlawsDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, IL 61802, USA. Electronic address: jflaws@illinois.edu.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

Project 3: Endocrine Disruptors and Diet: Effects on the Developing Cortex P01ES022848 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI FIESE, BARBARA H · 2013 to 2018
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NIEHS NIH HHS NIH P01ES022848NIEHS NIH HHS P01 ES022848
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study tested the hypothesis that prenatal DEHP exposure affects female reproduction. To test this hypothesis, pregnant female CD-1 mice were orally dosed daily with tocopherol-stripped corn oil (vehicle control) or DEHP (20 μg/kg/day-750 mg/kg/day) from gestation day 11-birth. Pups were counted, weighed, and sexed at birth, ovaries were subjected to evaluations of follicle numbers on postnatal days (PNDs) 8 and 21, and fertility was evaluated at 3-9 months. The results indicate that prenatal DEHP exposure increased male-to-female ratio compared to controls. Prenatal DEHP exposure also increased preantral follicle numbers at PND 21 compared to controls. Further, 22.2% of the 20 μg/kg/day treated animals took longer than 5 days to get pregnant at 3 months and 28.6% of the 750 mg/kg/day treated animals lost some of their pups at 6 months. Thus, prenatal DEHP exposure alters F1 sex ratio, increases preantral follicle numbers, and causes some breeding abnormalities.

Indexed as

Prenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsAnimalsBirth WeightDiethylhexyl PhthalateEstrous CycleFemaleFertilityLiverMaleMaternal-Fetal ExchangeMiceOrgan SizeOvarian FollicleOvaryPlasticizersPregnancyDiethylhexyl PhthalatePlasticizersDEHPEstrous cyclicityFemale reproductionOvaryPhthalateSex ratio

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PMID25765777
PMCPMC4457554
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