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BPA

BPA BPA, or bisphenol A, is a chemical mainly used to make plastics.

BPA, or bisphenol A, is a chemical mainly used to make plastics. In this source it is described as a xenoestrogen and endocrine disruptor that can mimic estrogen’s effects in the body.

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Drafting source: Liu Xiaohui; Shimohigashi Miki; Shimohigashi Yasuyuki. Bisphenol BPAF and BPC are agonists for estrogen receptor ERα but antagonists for N-terminal domain-lacking ERα. 2026; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0350499; article XML SHA-256 4a9d3d599ff405592eb5b681edca8ae95229b9c8b181027dfc404b2fa48b6430. “Bisphenol BPAF and BPC are agonists for estrogen receptor ERα but antagonists for N-terminal domain-lacking ERα” (10.1371/journal.pone.0350499).
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