The estrogenic content of rodent diets, bedding, cages, and water bottles and its effect on bisphenol a studies

Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-141

  Thigpen, Julius E ^a   Setchell, Kenneth D R ^b   Kissling, Grace E ^a   Locklear, Jacqueline ^a   Caviness, Gordon F ^a   Whiteside, Tanya ^a   Belcher, Scott M ^c   Brown, Nadine M ^b   Collins, Bradley J ^a   Lih, Fred B ^a   Tomer, Kenneth B ^a   Padilla Banks, Elizabeth ^a   Camacho, Luísa ^d   Adsit, Floyd G ^a   Grant, Mary ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BETAINE; CHOLINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DAIDZEIN; ESTROGEN; FOLIC ACID; GENISTEIN; METHIONINE; PHYTOESTROGEN; ZEARALENONE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANIMAL HOUSING; BED; BIOAVAILABILITY; CAGE; DIET; DRUG EXPOSURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEEDING APPARATUS; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MICE; PHENOLS; PHYTOESTROGENS; RATS;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84875526300     PISSN: 15596109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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