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) | |
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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.