Perinatally Administered Bisphenol A as a Potential Mammary Gland Carcinogen in Rats
Author(s) -
Nicole Acevedo,
Barbara J. Davis,
Cheryl M. Schaeberle,
Carlos Sonnenschein,
Ana M. Soto
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1306734
Subject(s) - offspring , gestation , lactation , mammary gland , endocrinology , medicine , fetus , pregnancy , biology , carcinogen , endocrine disruptor , physiology , endocrine system , hormone , cancer , breast cancer , genetics
Environmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) affects mammary gland development in rodents and primates. Prenatal exposure to environmentally relevant doses of BPA increased the number of intraductal hyperplasias and ductal carcinomas in situ by 50 days of age in Wistar-Furth rats.
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