An investigation of the endocrine-disruptive effects of bisphenol a in human and rat fetal testes.

Few studies have been undertaken to assess the possible effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on the reproductive hormone balance in animals or humans with often contradictory results. We investigated possible direct endocrine disruption by BPA of the fetal testes of 2 rat strains (14.5-17.5 days post-coitum...

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Main Authors: Millissia Ben Maamar, Laurianne Lesné, Christèle Desdoits-Lethimonier, Isabelle Coiffec, Julie Lassurguère, Vincent Lavoué, Yoann Deceuninck, Jean-Philippe Antignac, Bruno Le Bizec, Elisabeth Perdu, Daniel Zalko, Charles Pineau, Cécile Chevrier, Nathalie Dejucq-Rainsford, Séverine Mazaud-Guittot, Bernard Jégou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4338204?pdf=render