Effects of bisphenol A and tetrabromobisphenol A on sex organ development in quail and chicken embryos
2001 (English)In: ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY, ISSN 0730-7268, Vol. 20, no 12, p. 2836-2840Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The plastic monomere bisphenol A (BPA) and the flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) were examined for estrogen-like developmental effects on the reproductive organs in avian embryos. The synthetic estrogen diethylstilbestrol (DES) was used as a p
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2001. Vol. 20, no 12, p. 2836-2840
Keywords [en]
endocrine disruption; avian embryos; testis; Mullerian duct; malformation; ESTROGEN-RECEPTOR-BETA; IN-VIVO; ENVIRONMENTAL ESTROGEN; IDENTIFICATION; CHEMICALS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; EXPOSURE; GROWTH; ALPHA; RAT
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-42156OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-42156DiVA, id: diva2:70057
Note
Addresses: Brunstrom B, Uppsala Univ, Dept Environm Toxicol, Evolutionary Biol Ctr, Norbyvagen 18A, SE-75236 Uppsala, Sweden Uppsala Univ, Dept Environm Toxicol, Evolutionary Biol Ctr, SE-75236 Uppsala, Sweden
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