Lifetime-dependent effects of bisphenol A on asthma development in an experimental mouse model.

BACKGROUND: Environmental factors are thought to contribute significantly to the increase of asthma prevalence in the last two decades. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a xenoestrogen commonly used in consumer products and the plastic industry. There is evidence and an ongoing discussion that endocrine disrupto...

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Main Authors: Susanne Petzold, Marco Averbeck, Jan C Simon, Irina Lehmann, Tobias Polte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4065062?pdf=render