ABSTRACT
8.b.1. Prigge, E. and Hochrainer, D., Effects of carbon monoxide inhalation on erythropoiesis and cardiac hypertrophy in fetal rats, Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol., 42, 225—228, 1977. Exposure of pregnant rats to 250 and 500 ppm of carbon monoxide caused a significant decrease in fetal hemoglobin and hematocrit levels in rats which was associated with decreased fetal weight. Exposure to a level of 125 ppm did not affect fetal red blood cells. Exposure to 60 ppm caused a slight increase in hematocrit levels. Fetal heart size was increased at all levels of carbon monoxide exposure.
