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Results for Bisphenol A

Decreased germ cell methylation of Igf2r, Peg3, and H19 at 80 and 160 μg/kg, 40, 80, and 160 μg/kg and 80 and 160 μg/kg, respectively. Decreased vasa and Stra8 mRNA levels and increased mRNA Nobox and ERα levels at the highest dose.

Subjects: CD-1 mice

Chemical: Bisphenol A

Low doses tested: 40.0, 80.0 or 160 μg/kg bw/d

Route of administration: dissolved in DMSO and delievered orally

Exposure duration: gestational day 0.5 – gestational day 12.5 (comparable to human prenatal development from approximately day 1 of week 1 to day 1 of week 6)

Age of measurement: gestational day 12.5

Reference [PubMed Link]
Zhang XF, Zhang LJ, Feng YN, Chen B, Feng YM, Liang GJ, Li L, Shen W. 2012. Bisphenol A exposure modifies DNA methylation of imprint genes in mouse fetal germ cells. Mol Biol Rep 39(9):8621-8628.