Perinatal exposure to the estrogenic pollutant Bisphenol A affects behavior in male and female rats

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 687-694

  Farabollini, F ^a   Porrini, S ^a   Dessi Fulgheri F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Brain organization; Elevated plus maze; Environmental estrogens; Estrogens; Holeboard; Nonsocial behavior; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; MAZE TEST; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; VIRILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032733306     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-3057(99)00136-7     Document Type: Article

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