Impact of acute bisphenol-A exposure upon intrauterine implantation of fertilized ova and urinary levels of progesterone and 17β-estradiol

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-99

  Berger, Robert G ^a   Shaw, Jordan ^a   deCatanzaro, Denys ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ano genital distance; Bisphenol A; ELISA; Estradiol; Implantation; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY DISORDER; URINE LEVEL; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

MUS;

EID: 53249098407     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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