Teratogenic assessment of three methylated hydrazine derivatives in the rat

J Toxicol Environ Health. 1984;13(1):125-31. doi: 10.1080/15287398409530486.

Abstract

The embryotoxicity and teratogenicity of methylhydrazine, 1,1-dimethylhydrazine, and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine were investigated with pregnant Fischer-344 rats. The compounds were administered ip on d 6-15 of pregnancy. A dose-dependent reduction in maternal weight gains occurred for all three compounds. A dose-related teratogenic effect did not occur for any of the three compounds. Embryotoxicity, manifested as reduced 20-d fetal weights, occurred only in the 1,1-dimethylhydrazine and 1,2-dimethylhydrazine high-dose treatment groups. The results indicate that none of the three methylated hydrazine derivatives are selectively embryotoxic or teratogenic in the rat.

MeSH terms

  • 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
  • Animals
  • Body Weight / drug effects
  • Dimethylhydrazines / toxicity*
  • Female
  • Fetal Resorption / chemically induced
  • Injections, Intraperitoneal
  • Methylhydrazines / toxicity*
  • Monomethylhydrazine / toxicity*
  • Pregnancy
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred F344
  • Teratogens / toxicity*

Substances

  • Dimethylhydrazines
  • Methylhydrazines
  • Teratogens
  • dimazine
  • 1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
  • Monomethylhydrazine