Pubertal development and reproductive functions of Crl:CD BR Sprague- Dawley rats exposed to bisphenol A during prenatal and postnatal development

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 399-406

  Kwon, S ^a   Stedman, D B ^a   Elswick, B A ^a   Cattley, R C ^a   Welsch, F ^a  

^a CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Pubertal development; Reproductive function; Reproductive system

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PUBERTY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSACTIVATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034078264     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/55.2.399     Document Type: Article

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