Epigenetic regulation of non-lymphoid cells by bisphenol a, a model endocrine disrupter: Potential implications for immunoregulation

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 6, Issue JUN, 2015, Pages

  Khan, Deena ^a,b   Ansar Ahmed, S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; EDC; Epigenetics; Estrogenic; Immune

Indexed keywords

4, 4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOIMMUNITY; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE ACETYLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84936744993     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2015.00091     Document Type: Short Survey

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