Administration of nitrofen (2,4-dichloro-4'-nitrodiphenyl ether) during organogenesis in rodents produces neonatal lethality accompanied by lung hypoplasia, diaphragmatic hernias, heart anomalies, and hydronephrosis. Different strains of rats, Long Evans Hooded (LEH) and Sprague-Dawley (SD), are
The teratogenic potential of the fungicide dinocap was evaluated in CD-1 mice. Pregnant mice were dosed by intubation with dinocap in corn oil on gestation days 7-16. Doses used were 0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, and 120 mg/kg/day, based on day 6 weight. Dams were killed on day 18, at which time fetuses