Figure 5.

Periadolescent social play behavior in (A) males and (B) females. Males that were perinatally exposed to the relatively low concentration of the phthalate mixture had a near to significant tendency to engage in less social play (P = 0.051) but an increase in passive contact. Relative to males, females showed a similar, but not significant, pattern in social play in response to phthalate exposure However, the relatively low phthalate–exposed females with a perinatal HFD displayed more withdrawn behaviors during social play (P = 0.004).