Bisphenol A Exposure and Health Risks

• Other Authors: Erkekoglu, Pinar (Editor), Kocer-Gumusel, Belma (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2017
• Subjects: Biochemistry; steroidogenesis, gene expression, chronic kidney disease, reproduction, ovarian cancer, hemodialysis
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic compound for hardening and clearing polycarbonate plastics. BPA is mainly classified as an estrogen-like endocrine-disrupting chemical. In the last decade, attention has arisen in scientific communities that it is not safe to use this chemical in mainly polycarbonate...