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. 2013 Feb 21;121(5):586–593. doi: 10.1289/ehp.1205588

Table 1.

Endogenous metabolite variations induced by BPA exposure (25 µg) in PND2 pups and in serum, liver, and brain of PND21 mice compared with controls.

Metabolites 1H NMR chemical shifts δ (ppm) PND2 PND21
Whole body Serum Liver Brain
Lipidsa 0.86 (m); 0.90 (m); 1.26 (m); 1.30 (m)
Lactate 1.33 (d); 4.11 (q) +
Glucose 3.54 (m); 3.66 (m); 3.70 (m); 3.74 (m); 3.78 (m); 3.82 (m); 3.86 (m); 3.90 (m) + +
Taurine 3.26 (t); 3.42 (t) + +
Cholinesb 3.20 (s); 3.22 (s); 3.23 (s) + +
Creatine 3.03 (s); 3.93 (s) +
Glutamate 2.08 (m); 2.34 (m) +
Glutamine 2.14 (m); 2.46 (m) +
Glycine 3.55 (s) + +
Valine, leucine, isoleucine 0.94 (d); 0.96 (d); 1.0 (d); 1.01 (d); 1.05 (d)
Lysine 1.72 (m); 2.98 (m)
Glutathione 2.17 (m); 2.56 (m); 2.94 (m) +
Glycogen 5.42 (m)
Aspartic acid 2.65 (dd); 2.80 (dd) +
GABA 1.90 (q); 2.27 (t); 3.01 (t)
Abbreviations: +, significantly increased concentration; –, significantly decreased concentration; GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid. Chemical shifts (ppm) are relative to TMSP (1H, δ). Multiplicity of signals is indicated in parentheses: d, doublet; dd, doublet of doublet; m, multiplet; q, quadruplet; s, singlet; t, triplet. a Low-density lipoprotein and very-low-density lipoprotein. bPhosphatidylcholine and glycerophosphocholine.