An ecological assessment of bisphenol-A: Evidence from comparative biology

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-239

  Crain, D Andrew ^a   Eriksen, Marcus ^b   Iguchi, Taisen ^c   Jobling, Susan ^d   Laufer, Hans ^e   LeBlanc, Gerald A ^f   Guillette Jr , Louis J ^g  

^a MARYVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Algalita Marine Research Foundation   (United States)

^c National Institute of Health Sciences   (Japan)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^f NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A (BPA); Environmental concentrations; Landfill leachate; Reproduction; Spermatogenesis; Vitellogenin; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; VITELLOGENIN;

AMPHIBIA; COMPARATIVE TOXICOLOGY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMINIZATION; FISH; HUMAN; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOGENESIS; WATER SAMPLING; WILDLIFE;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; PISCES; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 34548531887     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2007.05.008     Document Type: Review

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