Estrogenic impurities in tissue culture plastic ware are not bisphenol A

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 294-297

  Biswanger, Caroline ^a   Davis, Laura ^a   Roberts, Rebecca A ^a  

^a URSINUS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

BPA; Environmental endocrine disrupting chemical; Estrogen; Tissue culture plates

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASTIC BOTTLE; RECEPTOR BINDING; TISSUE CULTURE;

ARTIFACTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; ESTROGENS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS; PLASTICS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33846872337     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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