Dr. Barry Dworkin

Over-the-top news article extrapolates BPA exposure in zebrafish to increased risk in pregnant women

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 13, 2015

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Researchers advise pregnant women to limit exposure to receipts and plastic

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Cassandra D. Kinch, Kingsley Ibhazehiebo, Joo-Hyun Jeong, Hamid R. Habibi, and Deborah M. Kurrasch. Low-dose exposure to bisphenol A and replacement bisphenol S induces precocious hypothalamic neurogenesis in embryonic zebrafish. PNAS, January 12, 2015 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417731112

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