Studying of effect of atrazine and its Negative Effect on Reproductive Organs of Pregnant White Mice Musmusculus and Their Offspring

Abstract

The effect of atrazine were studied as a cause of abortion in white mice Musmusculus.The mice were injected with intra peritoneal single dose of atrazine 75 mg/kg b.w./day for period 7-19 days from pregnancy.The highest percentage of abortion in pregnant mice reach to 59% in the day 8 of pregnancy. The highest percentage of mortality was in the day 18 and 19.The lowest body weight of fetus was 1.53 gm.Histologically,there were much inflammations and necrosis in the sections of placenta umbilical cord and ovary and the endometrium of the uterus appear thick and the alveolar of mammary glands look smallest of the abortion ,s mice.