Research Article

The Hypoactivity Associated with the Repeated Exposure to Atrazine Is Related to Decreases in the Specific Binding to D1-DA Receptors in the Striatum of Rats

Table 1

Rats body weight before, during, and after ATR exposure (percent of initial weight).

VehicleATR 100 mg/kg

Injection 1100 (17)100 (17)
Injection 296.77 ± 0.23 (17)96.32 ± 0.38 (17)
Injection 391.58 ± 0.41 (17)92.65 ± 0.74 (17)
Injection 489.42 ± 0.61 (17)90.54 ± 0.63 (17)
Injection 590.22 ± 0.55 (17)91.71 ± 0.54 (17)
Injection 690.41 ± 0.81 (17)92.01 ± 0.73 (17)
Injection saline89.32 ± 0.85 (17)90.87 ± 0.93 (17)
2 months after ATR116.65 ± 0.72 (5)116.53 ± 2.18 (5)

Values are mean ± SEM of percent of basal weight (before ATR or vehicle treatment); mean initial weight values (g) for vehicle and ATR , respectively, were and ; mean initial weight values (g) for vehicle and ATR , respectively, were and .