Abstract:
Present study was conducted to evaluate the teratogenic effects of sublethal concentrations viz., 19.36, 9.7, and 4.8μg/g BW of deltamethrin, which was administered orally to the pregnant mice on day 6 of gestation. The fetuses were recovered on day 18 of gestation. The morphological studies revealed abnormalities including sacral hygromae, microcephally, micromelia, open eyelids, microphthalmia, exophthalmia, cryptophthalmia, anophthalmia, droopingwrist, kyphosis, and short tail. Fetal resorptions increased with the increasing dose. Morphometric analysis showed an overall significant (P
Page(s):
857-864
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Year: 2013