EFFECTS OF NEONATAL EXPOSURE TO PAINT THINNER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SWIMMING IN RATS
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 2 (1) , 1-5
Abstract
Rats were exposed to paint thinner 2 times a day for 10 min on days 1-30 of postnatal life. Effects on physical development, swimming ability and escape latency from water were evaluated. Maturation of swimming behavior and general physical development were delayed about 2-4 days in experimental animals compared with non-exposed littermate controls. Exposure to this organic solvent during early postnatal period interfered with development of cortico-subcortical neural structures underlying swimming and locomotion.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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