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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
distribution, exposure and effects
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Bisphenol A
Study details
Groupmammalian
OrganismAlpk:APfSD rat, male
TissueAccessory sex organs
Age22-23 days (immature)
InVivoIn vivo
LabLaboratory
Flow
Duration14 days
RouteOral
Temperature
Concentration200 mg/kg/day
NotesPeripubertal male rat assay
Described effects
suspected no endocrine effect
No effect on reproductice organs weights
Literature references
Ashby, J., Lefevre, P.A.(2000). The peripubertal male rat assay as an alternative to the Hershberger castrated male rat assay for the detection of anti-androgens, oestrogens and metabolic modulators.J. Appl. Toxicol., 20: 35-47
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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