Reproductive toxicity of low level bisphenol A exposures in a two-generation zebrafish assay: Evidence of male-specific effects.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC6689195 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
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Reproductive toxicity of low level bisphenol A exposures in a two-generation zebrafish assay: Evidence of male-specific effects.
Chen Jiangfei J Xiao Yanyan Y Gai Zengxin Z Li Rong R Zhu Zixu Z Bai Chenglian C Tanguay Robert L RL Xu Xiaojiang X Huang Changjiang C Dong Qiaoxiang Q
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 20151031
Bisphenol A (BPA), a high-volume chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins, is a ubiquitous contaminant in environment and human body. To investigate the reproductive effects of long-term exposure to low concentrations of BPA, a two-generation study was conducted using the aquatic model species of zebrafish. Our findings revealed that exposure to 1nM (0.228μg/L) BPA for continuous two generations resulted in female-biased sex ratio in both F1 and F2 adult population, decreased ...[more]
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