Unconjugated bisphenol A cord blood levels in boys with descended or undescended testes
Author(s) -
Patrick Fénichel,
H. Déchaux,
C. Harthé,
Jocelyn Gal,
P. Ferrari,
Peggy Pacini,
K. Wagner-Mahler,
M. Pugeat,
Françoise Brücker-Davis
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/der451
Subject(s) - fetus , radioimmunoassay , gestation , medicine , endocrinology , testosterone (patch) , hormone , umbilical cord , endocrine system , cord blood , pregnancy , physiology , andrology , biology , immunology , genetics
Human toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA), a weak estrogenic environmental endocrine disrupting compound, widely used in plastics, baby bottles, cans and dental sealants, is under investigation. Fetal or perinatal exposure in rodents is associated with programmed adult reproductive diseases. Human epidemiological studies remain scarce, especially concerning testicular development. We have investigated the relationship between fetal exposure to BPA and cryptorchidism.
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