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Bisphenol A (BPA), Estrogen, and Diabetes

Feb 17, 2012 // by Team FPS // beta cell, bisphenol a, blood sugar, BPA, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, dioxins, endocrine disruptors, estradiol, estrogen, estrogen mimicer, General, glucose, insulin resistance, obesity, pancreas, Phthalates, plastic, type 2 // Comments Off

Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2011 Dec 31. [Epub ahead of print] Bisphenol-A acts as a potent estrogen via non-classical estrogen triggered pathways. Alonso-Magdalena P, Ropero AB, Soriano S, García-Arévalo M, Ripoll C, Fuentes E, Quesada I, Nadal A. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an estrogenic monomer commonly used in the manufacture of numerous consumer products such as food [...]