Low-dose in utero effects of xenoestrogens in mice and their relevance to humans: An analytical review of the literature

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 905-912

  Witorsch, R J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Disruption; Endocrine; In utero; Mouse; Placenta; Pregnancy; Prostate; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; NATURAL PRODUCT;

BODY POSITION; CORPUS LUTEUM; DOSE CALCULATION; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; GENDER; GENETICS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; STEROIDOGENESIS; UTERUS;

EID: 0036282865     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(02)00069-8     Document Type: Short Survey

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