Fetal bisphenol A exposure: Concentration of conjugated and unconjugated bisphenol A in amniotic fluid in the second and third trimesters

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Edlow, Andrea G ^a   Chen, Mei ^b   Smith, Nicole A ^a   Lu, Chensheng ^b   McElrath, Thomas F ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Bisphenol A (BPA); Fetal exposure; Second trimester; Third trimester

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CONJUGATED 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNCONJUGATED 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY COUPLED MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLACENTA; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 84861667822     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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