Chronic exposure to low doses bisphenol a interferes with pair-bonding and exploration in female Mongolian gerbils

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-254

  Razzoli, M ^a,b   Valsecchi, P ^a   Palanza, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b GSK   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Estrogenic endocrine disruptors; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; OIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERBIL; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MONOGAMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; RODENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 16244412014     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2004.11.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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