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2006

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Medicine and Health Sciences

Selected Works

Environmental Health

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Exposure To Environmentally Relevant Doses Of The Xenoestrogen Bisphenol-A Alters Development Of The Fetal Mouse Mammary Gland, Laura Vandenberg, Maricel V. Maffini, Perinaaz R. Wadia, Carlos Sonnenschein, Beverly S. Rubin, Ana M. Soto Oct 2006

Exposure To Environmentally Relevant Doses Of The Xenoestrogen Bisphenol-A Alters Development Of The Fetal Mouse Mammary Gland, Laura Vandenberg, Maricel V. Maffini, Perinaaz R. Wadia, Carlos Sonnenschein, Beverly S. Rubin, Ana M. Soto

Laura Vandenberg

Humans are routinely exposed to bisphenol-A (BPA), an estrogenic compound that leaches from dental materials, food and beverage containers, and other plastic consumer products. Effects of perinatal BPA exposure on the mouse mammary gland have been observed in puberty and adulthood, long after the period of exposure has ended. The aim of this study was to examine fetal mammary gland development at embryonic day (E)18 and assess changes in the tissue organization and histoarchitecture after exposure to an environmentally relevant dose of BPA. In unexposed fetuses, the relative position of the fetus with respect to its female and male siblings …


An Integrated Approach To Educating Working Environmental Health Practitioners, R. Konkel, Joe Beck Jun 2006

An Integrated Approach To Educating Working Environmental Health Practitioners, R. Konkel, Joe Beck

Steve Konkel

No abstract provided.


Evidence Of Altered Brain Sexual Differentiation In Mice Exposed Perinatally To Low, Environmentally Relevant Levels Of Bisphenol A, Beverly S. Rubin, Jenny R. Lenkowski, Cheryl M. Schaeberle, Laura Vandenberg, Paul M. Ronsheim, Ana M. Soto May 2006

Evidence Of Altered Brain Sexual Differentiation In Mice Exposed Perinatally To Low, Environmentally Relevant Levels Of Bisphenol A, Beverly S. Rubin, Jenny R. Lenkowski, Cheryl M. Schaeberle, Laura Vandenberg, Paul M. Ronsheim, Ana M. Soto

Laura Vandenberg

Humans are routinely exposed to bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogenic chemical present in food and beverage containers, dental composites, and many products in the home and workplace. BPA binds both classical nuclear estrogen receptors and facilitates membrane-initiated estrogenic effects. Here we explore the ability of environmentally relevant exposure to BPA to affect anatomical and functional measures of brain development and sexual differentiation. Anatomical evidence of alterations in brain sexual differentiation were examined in male and female offspring born to mouse dams exposed to 0, 25, or 250 ng BPA/kg body weight per day from the evening of d 8 of …


Environmental Health As The Safety Net For Influenza Immunizations--Protecting The Population Or The Individual At Risk: The U.S. Public Health Dilemma, R. Konkel, Joe Beck Dec 2005

Environmental Health As The Safety Net For Influenza Immunizations--Protecting The Population Or The Individual At Risk: The U.S. Public Health Dilemma, R. Konkel, Joe Beck

Steve Konkel

No abstract provided.


Energy Efficiency, R. Konkel Dec 2005

Energy Efficiency, R. Konkel

Steve Konkel

Using energy efficiently can reduce the cost of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning, which account for a significant part of the overall cost of housing. Energy costs recur month-to-month and are hard to reduce after a home has been designed and built. The development of an energy-efficient home or building must be thought through using a systems approach