Abstract

Lactogenic and cytogenic effects were studied for Ochratoxin (OTA) dosed daily orally throughout lactation period to four groups each consist of newly parturated female rats at doses (0, 60, 120, 180) &mug/Kg. BW representing control, T1, T2, T3 group. Micronucleus test results indicated significant increase in number of fragmented and budding nuclei of T1, T2, T3 adult rat bone marrow in dose dependent manner in comparison with control group. The lactating results show no significant change in weekly pup group’s weight gain or length throughout lactating period. Alough there were no changes recorded in viability index of all pups groups, lactating index recorded considerable decline in T1, T2, T3 pups groups according with their adult OTA doses with maximum pups death at the third lactating week. Different histopathological lesions observed in pups liver, kidney and spleen that increase in severity proportionally with their OTA mother doses.

Keywords:

Cytogenetic, lactogenic, OTA, rats and pups,

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