Bisphenol a migration study in baby feeding bottles of selected brands available in the Indian market

Current Science

Volumn 106, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1081-1084

  Shrinithivihahshini, N D ^a   Mahamuni, D ^a   Praveen, N ^a  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Endocrine disruptor; Feeding bottles; Polycarbonate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899128764     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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