The mouse uterotrophic assay: A reevaluation of its validity in assessing the estrogenicity of bisphonel A

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-60

  Markey, C M ^a   Michaelson, C L ^a   Veson, E C ^a   Sonnenschein, C ^a   Soto, A M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; CD 1 mouse; Endocrine disruptors; Lactoferrin; Morphometrics; Nonmonotonic dose response curves; Uterotrophic assay

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CYCLINE; ESTROGEN; LACTOFERRIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMATURITY; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS; UTERUS WEIGHT; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035156163     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0110955     Document Type: Article

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