Perinatal exposure to a low dose of bisphenol A impaired systemic cellular immune response and predisposes young rats to intestinal parasitic infection.

Perinatal exposure to the food contaminant bisphenol A (BPA) in rats induces long lasting adverse effects on intestinal immune homeostasis. This study was aimed at examining the immune response to dietary antigens and the clearance of parasites in young rats at the end of perinatal exposure to a low...

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Main Authors: Sandrine Ménard, Laurence Guzylack-Piriou, Corinne Lencina, Mathilde Leveque, Manon Naturel, Soraya Sekkal, Cherryl Harkat, Eric Gaultier, Maïwenn Olier, Raphael Garcia-Villar, Vassilia Theodorou, Eric Houdeau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4240706?pdf=render