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Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues
TABLE 4-1 Hepatotoxicity of Trichloroethylene and Metabolites in Animal Stud
Species (Sex)
Doses/Concentrations
Duration of Exposure
Route/Vehicle
Swiss-Cox mice (males)
TCE, 0-3,200 mg/kg/day
6 wk
Gavage/corn oil
Sprague-Dawley rats (males)
TCE, 250, 500, 1,250, 2,500 mg/kg
Single dose
i.p./corn oil
Sprague-Dawley rats (males)
TCE, 16 and 64 mg/kg,
Single dose
i.v. or via portal vein cannula/ vegetable oil
Autoimmune prone MRL−/−mice (female)
TCE, 0, 0.1, 0.5, 2.5 mg/mL
4 and 32 wk
Drinking water
Autoimmune prone MRL−/−mice (female)
TCE, 0 or 2.5 mg/mL, in presence of diallyl sulfide (CYP2E1 inhibitor)
4 wk
TCE in drinking water; diallyl sulfide via osmotic pump