Publication incorrectly characterizes dose of bisphenol A

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 48, 2008, Pages

  Mathews, Robert A ^a  

^a Keller and Heckman   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONJUGATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRST PASS EFFECT; INGESTION; LETTER; LIVER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TARGET ORGAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; PHENOLS;

EID: 57749083527     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0808990105     Document Type: Letter

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