Short-term treatment with bisphenol-A leads to metabolic abnormalities in adult male mice.

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is one of the most widespread endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) used as the base compound in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics. Although evidence points to consider exposure to BPA as a risk factor for insulin resistance, its actions on whole body metabolism and on insul...

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Main Authors: Thiago M Batista, Paloma Alonso-Magdalena, Elaine Vieira, Maria Esmeria C Amaral, Christopher R Cederroth, Serge Nef, Ivan Quesada, Everardo M Carneiro, Angel Nadal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3314682?pdf=render