TABLE 5 .
Pubertal Delay in Offspring
| Dose μg TEQ/kg | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | Control 1 | Control 2a | 0.05 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Note. Values are litter means ± SE (n = 10+). | |||||||
| aControl 2 was run simultaneously with the 2.0 μg TEQ/kg group. | |||||||
| *p < 0.05. | |||||||
| ***p < 0.001. | |||||||
| Vaginal opening | 31.2 ± 0.2 | 32.4 ± 0.3 | 31.4 ± 0.3 | 31.5 ± 0.3 | 32.6 ± 0.7* | 33.0 ± 0.3* | 33.2 ± 0.3 |
| Preputial separation | 39.9 ± 0.7 | 40.1 ± 0.3 | 40.3 ± 0.3 | 39.9 ± 0.5 | 41.5 ± 0.3* | 41.6 ± 0.7* | 42.1 ± 0.4*** |