Bisphenol-A administration during pregnancy results in fetal exposure in mice and monkeys

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 579-582

  Uchida, Kaoru ^a,b,c   Suzuki, Atsuko ^a,d   Kobayashi, Yoshio ^e   Buchanan, David Lee ^a,c   Sato, Tomomi ^d   Watanabe, Hajime ^a,c   Katsu, Yoshinao ^a,c   Suzuki, Juri ^f   Asaoka, Kazuo ^f   Mori, Chisato ^c,g   Arizono, Koji ^c,h   Iguchi, Taisen ^a,b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Analysis Center Co Ltd   (Japan)

^f KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF KUMAMOTO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Fetus; Monkey; Mouse; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LIVER; MONKEY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; TESTIS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; JAPANESE MONKEYS; MACACA FUSCATA;

EID: 2342613976     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.48.579     Document Type: Article

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