Perinatal bisphenol A exposure and adult glucose homeostasis: identifying critical windows of exposure.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widespread endocrine-disrupting chemical used as the building block for polycarbonate plastics. Epidemiological evidence has correlated BPA exposure with higher risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. However, it remains unknown whether there are critical windows of suscept...

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Main Authors: Jingli Liu, Pan Yu, Wenyi Qian, Yan Li, Jingjing Zhao, Fei Huan, Jun Wang, Hang Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3651242?pdf=render