Environmental impacts on brain functions: Low dose effects of bisphenol A during perinatal critical period

International Congress Series

Volumn 1301, Issue , 2007, Pages 226-229

  Fujimoto, T ^a   Kubo, K ^b   Aou, S ^a  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Depressive behavior; Locus coeruleus; Open field behavior; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250016789     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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