In utero and lactational exposure to bisphenol A, in contrast to ethinyl estradiol, does not alter sexually dimorphic behavior, puberty, fertility, and anatomy of female LE rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-148

  Ryan, Bryce C ^a,b   Hotchkiss, Andrew K ^a,b   Crofton, Kevin M ^a   Earl Gray, Jr ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Ethinyl estradiol; Rat; Reproductive toxicology; Sexually dimorphic behavior

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; SACCHARIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; FERTILITY; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; LONG EVANS RAT; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; PUBERTY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBFERTILITY; VAGINA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

PISCES; RATTUS;

EID: 77951530982     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp266     Document Type: Article

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