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. 2010 Dec 2;119(4):547–552. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1002559

Table 1.

Outcomes of forced reproduction experiment.

Treatment No. of dams Total no. of pups
Percent dead pups Pup sex ratioa Time to first delivery (days) Dam weight at sacrifice (g)
Dead Live
Control 20 29 1,720 1.66 0.554 21.90 ± 2.61 71.24 ± 3.54
BPA
 25 ng 19 16 1,273 1.24 0.463 22.68 ± 3.87 67.59 ± 2.38
 250 ng 18 10 1,588 0.63 0.530 21.22 ± 1.35 72.95 ± 3.05
 25 μg 20 26 1,165 2.18 0.506 21.05 ± 1.19 72.93 ± 2.48b
DES 20 11 1,501 0.73 0.488 21.73 ± 1.78 78.35 ± 2.51c

Values for time to first delivery and dam weight at sacrifice are given as mean ± SE.

a

Ratio of males to females.

b

Two dams died at 8 months of age, before the end of the study; the cause of the deaths could not be established.

c

Three dams died (two dams at 3 months and one dam at 8 months of age) before the end of the study; the cause of the deaths could not be established.