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Strain differences in the embryotoxicity of 239Pu

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Differences in prenatal response in three strains of rats (Sprague-Dawley, Wistar, Fischer) were compared following intravenous administration of monomeric 239Pu at 9 days of gestation (dg). Dose-dependent embryolethality, 239Pu concentrations in the fetoplacental unit, and fetal hematologic status were evaluated. Embryomortality was lowest in the Wistar strain at all dose levels, as was the 239Pu concentration of the fetoplacental unit. Plutonium-239 was localized in the visceral yolk sac of all three rat strains. Effects on hematologic status were observed at 20 days gestation in Fischer but not in Wistar fetuses

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Imprint Title
Pacific Northwest Laboratory annual report for 1978 to the DOE Assistant Secretary for Environment. Part 1. Biomedical sciences
Journal Page Range
p. 3.77-3.80.
Report number
PNL--2850(Pt.1)