Evaluation of the immune response following exposure of mice to bisphenol A: Induction of Th1 cytokine and prolactin by BPA exposure in the mouse spleen cells

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 946-953

  Youn, Ji Youn ^a   Park, Hyo Young ^a   Lee, Jung Won ^a   Jung, In Ok ^a   Choi, Keum Hwa ^a   Kim, Kyungjae ^b   Cho, Kyung Hea ^a  

^a Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

^b Sahmyook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A (BPA); Endocrine disruptor; Prolactin; Th1cytokine

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CYTOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; SECRETION; SPLEEN; TH1 CELL;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PHENOLS; PROLACTIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN; TH1 CELLS;

EID: 0038680428     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02977018     Document Type: Article

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