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Table 2 Body weights of male and female pups born to dams exposed in utero and lactational exposure to TCDD or PCB126

From: Learning behavior in rat offspring after in utero and lactational exposure to either TCDD or PCB126

Groupa

Sex

Body weight of pups (g)

PND 4

PND 8

PND 12

PND 16

PND 20

Control

Male

9.4 ± 0.7

18.2 ± 1.4

28.3 ± 2.6

38.5 ± 4.7

50.1 ± 4.3

Female

9.2 ± 0.9

17.6 ± 1.2

27.6 ± 2.6

37.2 ± 3.8

48.6 ± 3.5

TCDD 50

Male

10.6 ± 1.4

17.1 ± 2.2

26.7 ± 2.9

36.3 ± 3.1

48.4 ± 4.7

Female

9.6 ± 1.1

16.1 ± 1.7

25.2 ± 2.3

35.0 ± 3.1

46.4 ± 3.8

TCDD 200

Male

9.8 ± 1.3

15.5 ± 2.4

26.5 ± 3.3

35.6 ± 3.4

47.1 ± 5.4

Female

9.9 ± 1.6

15.7 ± 2.1

26.7 ± 3.1

35.3 ± 3.6

46.9 ± 5.2

TCDD 800

Male

9.7 ± 0.9

16.7 ± 3.5

26.8 ± 3.4

36.1 ± 3.8

47.2 ± 5.0

Female

9.2 ± 1.1

15.9 ± 2.8

26.2 ± 2.8

35.5 ± 2.9

46.2 ± 3.9

PCB126 500

Male

9.5 ± 0.8

18.1 ± 1.6

27.4 ± 2.3

37.9 ± 3.3

48.8 ± 3.6

Female

8.8 ± 0.7

16.7 ± 1.3

25.4 ± 2.1

35.6 ± 3.2

45.6 ± 3.7

PCB126 2000

Male

8.9 ± 1.0

16.4 ± 2.5

25.4 ± 4.5

34.9 ± 4.6

47.0 ± 5.4

Female

8.3 ± 1.2

15.4 ± 2.6

23.9 ± 4.2

33.3 ± 4.5

43.9 ± 5.4

PCB126 8000

Male

9.2 ± 1.0

15.4 ± 1.9

25.5 ± 2.8

33.5 ± 3.3

44.5 ± 4.8

Female

8.8 ± 0.8

14.7 ± 1.9

24.3 ± 2.6

31.8 ± 3.0

42.6 ± 5.1

  1. Values are given as the mean ± SEM
  2. PND, Postnatal day
  3. ang/kg