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. 2014 Aug 2;140(2):374–392. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfu077

TABLE 3. Serum Hormone Levels (Mean ± SE)*.

Estradiol (pg/ml) Testosterone (ng/dl) T3 (ng/dl) T4 (μg/dl)a Corticosterone (ng/ml)a Ghrelin (ng/ml) Leptin (ng/ml)
Males
Naïve control (n = 12) 13.60 ± 2.67 359.020 ± 43.965 57.65 ± 3.72 4.198 ± 0.318 217.70 ± 17.00 1.01 ± 0.13 7.18 ± 1.50
Vehicle control (n = 12) 14.47 ± 3.15 339.730 ± 45.491 57.79 ± 4.22 4.180 ± 0.196 219.3 ± 19.0 0.99 ± 0.13 6.75 ± 1.32
2.5 BPA (n = 11) 15.21 ± 2.05 339.313 ± 63.267 47.81 ± 4.92 3.724 ± 0.311 193.1 ± 23.6 0.90 ± 0.11 5.62 ± 0.79
25.0 BPA (n = 12) 16.15 ± 2.50 442.343 ± 71.402 56.78 ± 4.43 4.578 ± 0.158 176.5 ± 22.4 1.13 ± 0.21 4.05 ± 0.57
5.0 EE2 (n = 11) 15.23 ± 2.95 118.387 ± 26.074 46.61 ± 5.02 4.277 ± 0.362 160.5 ± 19.5 1.11 ± 0.21 5.61 ± 0.84
10.0 EE2 (n = 12) 16.29 ± 3.20 108.779 ± 19.916 59.66 ± 4.67 4.764 ± 0.330 207.3 ± 18.5 0.99 ± 0.18 8.37 ± 1.75
Females
Naïve control (n = 12) 15.88 ± 3.17 4.346 ± 0.29 55.37 ± 3.44 2.914 ± 0.191 385.9 ± 20.5 1.13 ± 0.24 4.09 ± 0.94
Vehicle control (n = 12) 11.96 ± 1.65 4.00 ± 0.00 49.27 ± 4.84 2.914 ± 0.170 334.7 ± 35.7 1.28 ± 0.30 4.20 ± 1.40
2.5 BPA (n = 11) 23.52 ± 4.57 4.97 ± 0.660 52.98 ± 5.45 3.029 ± 0.308 383.8 ± 19.7 1.22 ± 0.28 3.88 ± 0.83
25.0 BPA (n = 12) 15.34 ± 2.45 4.41 ± 0.34 63.32 ± 5.46 3.473 ± 0.231 358.2 ± 34.2 0.86 ± 0.17 6.43 ± 1.62
5.0 EE2 (n = 10) 16.39 ± 2.43 4.35 ± 0.35 64.48 ± 8.45 3.2707 ± 0.2933 339.7 ± 26.6 1.02 ± 0.20 7.59 ± 1.92
10.0 EE2 (n = 12) 18.96 ± 3.24 4.00 ± 0.00 58.24 ± 4.78 3.7478 ± 0.2486 313.7 ± 29.6 1.08 ± 0.25 5.75 ± 1.60

aSignificant sex effects indicated higher T4 levels in males and higher corticosterone levels in females (neither interacted significantly with treatment).

*Data for LH are not shown as only one subject's level (a vehicle control female) was above the detection limit of 0.15 mIU/ml.

Significantly lower than vehicle control males.