Developmental effects of prenatal exposure to bisphenol A on the uterus of rat offspring

Neoplasia

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 584-594

  Schönfelder, Gilbert ^a   Friedrich, Karin ^a   Paul, Martin ^a   Chahoud, Ibrahim ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Estrogen; Estrogen receptor; Low dose; Rat uterus

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ETHINYLESTRADIOL;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRUS; FEEDING; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; UTERUS; UTERUS FUNCTION; UTERUS MALFORMATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 6944227696     PISSN: 15228002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1593/neo.04217     Document Type: Article

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