Low circulating levels of bisphenol‐A induce cognitive deficits and loss of asymmetric spine synapses in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of adult male monkeys
Elsworth JD, Jentsch JD, Groman SM, Roth RH, Redmond ED, Leranth C. Low circulating levels of bisphenol‐A induce cognitive deficits and loss of asymmetric spine synapses in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and hippocampus of adult male monkeys. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2015, 523: 1248-1257. PMID: 25557059, PMCID: PMC4390445, DOI: 10.1002/cne.23735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevels of BPARegimen of exposureAdult male vervet monkeysExcitatory synaptic inputsAsymmetric spine synapsesAdult male monkeysImpact of BPADorsolateral prefrontal cortexPyramidal neuronsSpine synapsesSynaptic effectsCognitive dysfunctionMale vervet monkeysSynaptic inputsDendritic spinesPrimate brainExposure of humansMale monkeysBrain regionsCognitive deficitsLevels of bisphenolPrefrontal cortexAdverse effectsManufacture of plasticsStudies of humans