Epigenetic effects of environmental chemicals bisphenol A and phthalates

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 10143-10153

  Singh, Sher ^a   Li, Steven Shoei Lung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Diseases; Epigenetics; Phthalates; Toxicogenomics

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FOLIC ACID; GENISTEIN; HISTONE H3; LYSINE; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 146A; PHTHALIC ACID; PHYTOESTROGEN; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; CPG ISLAND; DEMETHYLATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYOID BODY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; PROMOTER REGION; RAT;

AGOUTI; MUS; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICE; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RATS;

EID: 84877080727     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms130810143     Document Type: Review

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