Bisphenol A: An endocrine disruptor with widespread exposure and multiple effects

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 27-34

  Rubin, Beverly S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BPA; Endocrine disruptors; Fetal basis of adult disease; Perinatal exposure; Xenoestrogen developmental exposure

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RELATED RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CARCINOGENESIS; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTION; SKIN ABSORPTION; SPERM;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENOMICS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICE; OBESITY; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PRIMATES; RATS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE;

RODENTIA;

EID: 79960980803     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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