Determination of bisphenol A concentrations in human biological fluids reveals significant early prenatal exposure

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2839-2841

  Ikezuki, Yumiko ^a   Tsutsumi, Osamu ^a,b   Takai, Yasushi ^a   Kamei, Yoshimasa ^a   Taketani, Yuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Bisphenol A; Endocrine disruptor; Fetus; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS BLOOD; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PLACENTA; PREMENOPAUSE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; AIR POLLUTANT; AMNION FLUID; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; FETUS; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PREGNANCY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BODY FLUIDS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETUS; FOLLICULAR FLUID; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 0036851180     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.11.2839     Document Type: Article

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