The impact of neonatal bisphenol-A exposure on sexually dimorphic hypothalamic nuclei in the female rat

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-49

  Adewale, Heather B ^a   Todd, Karina L ^a   Mickens, Jillian A ^a   Patisaul, Heather B ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Development; Endocrine disruption; Estrogen receptor; Neuroendocrine; Sexual differentiation; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; OXYTOCIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; METABOLIC REGULATION; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; PHENOLS; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 78951485434     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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