Bisphenol A-induced increase in uterine weight and alterations in uterine morphology in ovariectomized B6C3F1 mice: Role of the estrogen receptor

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 332-339

  Papaconstantinou, Andriana D ^a   Umbreit, Thomas H ^b   Fisher, Benjamin R ^b,c   Goering, Peter L ^b   Lappas, Nicholas T ^a   Brown, Ken M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UK   (United States)

Author keywords

B6C3F1 mouse; Bisphenol A (BPA); Estrogen receptor (ER); ICI 182,780 (ICI); Luminal epithelium; Myometrium; Stroma; Uterine weight; Uterotrophic effects; estradiol (E2)

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANTIESTROGEN; CORN OIL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; UTERUS WEIGHT;

EID: 0033934851     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/56.2.332     Document Type: Article

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