Uterotrophic activity of bisphenol A in the immature rat

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 719-720

  Ashby, J ^a   Tinwell, H ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Endocrine; Estrogen; Uterus

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; UTERUS GROWTH; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032411990     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106719     Document Type: Article

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