Plastics Derived Endocrine Disruptors (BPA, DEHP and DBP) Induce Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Obesity, Reproductive Disease and Sperm Epimutations

Mohan Manikkam; Rebecca Tracey; Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna; Michael K. Skinner

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0055387

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Plastics Derived Endocrine Disruptors (BPA, DEHP and DBP) Induce Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Obesity, Reproductive Disease and Sperm Epimutations

Mohan Manikkam,

Affiliation Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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Rebecca Tracey,

Affiliation Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna,

Affiliation Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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Michael K. Skinner

* E-mail: skinner@wsu.edu

Affiliation Center for Reproductive Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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Plastics Derived Endocrine Disruptors (BPA, DEHP and DBP) Induce Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance of Obesity, Reproductive Disease and Sperm Epimutations

Mohan Manikkam,
Rebecca Tracey,
Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna,
Michael K. Skinner

Published: January 24, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055387

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The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:

Publication: BBC News
Title: “BBC News - Chemical defects 'last generations '”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news...

Publication: Washington State University News
Title: “WSU News Center - Jet fuel, plastics exposures cause disease in later generations”
http://news.wsu.edu/pages...

Publication: Chemical Watch
Title: “Chemical mixtures may prompt transgenerational obesity”
http://chemicalwatch.com/...

Publication: Science Daily
Title: “Jet fuel, plastics exposures cause disease in later generations; Reproductive diseases, obesity”
http://www.sciencedaily.c...

Publication: Press Release
Title: “WSU News Center - Jet fuel, plastics exposures cause disease in later generations”
http://news.wsu.edu/pages...

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