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behavior.(116, 122, 143)..For.instance,.resp<strong>on</strong>ses.<br />

to.novelty.<strong>and</strong>.exploratory.behavior.are.sexually.<br />

dimorphic.behaviors.where.female.mice.tend.to.<br />

display.more.of.<strong>the</strong>se.behaviors.than.males.(46,<br />

135)..Bisphenol.A.seems.to.dampen.this.sexdifference.by.reducing.<strong>the</strong>.expressi<strong>on</strong>.of.<strong>the</strong>se.<br />

behaviors.in.female.mice.(“defeminizati<strong>on</strong>”.or.<br />

“masculinizati<strong>on</strong>”).exposed.during.development,.<br />

ei<strong>the</strong>r.through.gestati<strong>on</strong>.via.<strong>the</strong>.dam.with.oral.<br />

doses.of.0.01.mg/kg.bw/day.or.through.gestati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

until.weaning.at.0.04.mg/kg.bw/day.(46, 135)..<br />

While.a.loss.of.sexual.dimorphism.seems.to.<br />

be.<strong>on</strong>e.general.trend.observed.in.<strong>the</strong>.behavior.<br />

literature,.findings.for.o<strong>the</strong>r.effects.can.be.more.<br />

difficult.to.interpret..A.number.of.studies.have.<br />

looked. at. <strong>the</strong>. relati<strong>on</strong>ship. between. developmental.exposure.to.bisphenol.A.<strong>and</strong>.increased.<br />

activity..The.studies.that.most.directly.support.an.<br />

effect.of.increased.activity.administered.bisphenol.A.directly.into.<strong>the</strong>.brain.(133,<br />

134, 144, 145)..<br />

This.route.of.administrati<strong>on</strong>.limits.<strong>the</strong>.ability.to.<br />

interpret.<strong>the</strong>se.studies.in.relati<strong>on</strong>.to.human.exposure.levels.as.well.as.to.compare.<strong>the</strong>.findings.to.<br />

results.from.o<strong>the</strong>r.studies.that.use.more.typical.<br />

routes. of. administrati<strong>on</strong>.. O<strong>the</strong>r. studies. using.<br />

similar.behavior.assessments.have.not.reported.<br />

differences.in.sp<strong>on</strong>taneous.motor.activity.in.<strong>the</strong>.<br />

offspring.of.dams.orally.treated.with.a.range.of.<br />

doses.from.0.1.–.400.mg/kg.bw/day.(50, 146)..<br />

Indicati<strong>on</strong>s.of.increased.activity.based.<strong>on</strong>.o<strong>the</strong>r.<br />

types.of.behavioral.tests.are.also.mixed..Some.<br />

studies.report.no.impact.of.bisphenol.A.treatment.<br />

<strong>on</strong>.activity.(107, 142, 147),.increased.morphineinduced.locomoti<strong>on</strong>.in.animals.treated.during.<br />

development.with.bisphenol.A.(136, 148),.no.<br />

difference.between.c<strong>on</strong>trol.<strong>and</strong>.bisphenol.A.<br />

treated.animals.in.resp<strong>on</strong>se.to.methylphenidate,.<br />

a.drug.used.to.treat.attenti<strong>on</strong>.deficit.hyperactivity.disorder.(ADHD).(147),.<strong>and</strong>.decreased.amphetamine-induced.activity.in.bisphenol.Atreated.male.rats.(46)..The.literature.provides.<br />

more. c<strong>on</strong>sistent. support. for. a. loss. of. sexual.<br />

dimorphism. in. locomotor. activity.. Bisphenol.<br />

A.exposure.during.development.eliminated.sta-<br />

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tistically.significant.sex.differences.observed.in.<br />

c<strong>on</strong>trol.animals.where.females.are.more.active.<br />

than. males. (122, 125),. or. caused. significant.<br />

differences.in.activity.c<strong>on</strong>sistent.with.a.loss.of.<br />

sexual.dimorphism,.i.e.,.increased.activity.in.<br />

male,.but.not.female.rats.(149).<br />

Certain.behavioral.effects.such.as.alterati<strong>on</strong>s.in.<br />

locomotor.activity,.reward.behavior,.resp<strong>on</strong>se.<br />

to.novelty,.motivati<strong>on</strong>,.cogniti<strong>on</strong>,.<strong>and</strong>.attenti<strong>on</strong>.<br />

can.display.some.degree.of.sexual.dimorphism.<br />

but.also.implicate.involvement.of.<strong>the</strong>.dopaminergic.system,.a.m<strong>on</strong>oaminergic.neurotransmitter..Interacti<strong>on</strong>s.with.<strong>the</strong>.dopaminergic.system.<br />

are.supported.by.findings.that.bisphenol.A.can.<br />

alter.<strong>the</strong>.gene.expressi<strong>on</strong>.of.D1,.D3,.<strong>and</strong>.D4.<br />

dopamine.receptors.(137, 145, 150).<strong>and</strong>.dopamine.transporters.(145,<br />

151, 152)..In.additi<strong>on</strong>,.<br />

several.studies.report.that.perinatal.exposure.to.<br />

bisphenol.A.can.alter.(usually.decrease).expressi<strong>on</strong>.of.<strong>the</strong>.rate.–.limiting.enzyme.for.dopamine.syn<strong>the</strong>sis,.tyrosine.hydroxylase.(TH),.that.catalyzes.<strong>the</strong>.c<strong>on</strong>versi<strong>on</strong>.of.tyrosine.to.a.pre-cursor.<br />

of.dopamine,.dihydroxyphenylalanine.(DOPA),.<br />

in.several.regi<strong>on</strong>s.of.<strong>the</strong>.brain.including.<strong>the</strong>.substantia.nigra.(145,153),.<strong>the</strong>.anteroventral.periventricular.nucleus.of.<strong>the</strong>.hypothalamus.(AVPV).<br />

(124),.midbrain.(151),.limbic.area.(152),.<strong>and</strong>.<br />

rostral.periventricular.preoptic.area.(125).<br />

Additi<strong>on</strong>al.support.for.<strong>the</strong>.brain.as.a.target.of.<br />

bisphenol.A.is.provided.by.a.number.of.studies.that.report.neural.alterati<strong>on</strong>s.at.<strong>the</strong>.cellular.<br />

level.including.interacti<strong>on</strong>s.with.or.changes.in.<br />

measures.of.expressi<strong>on</strong>.of.a.number.of.receptors.involved.in.brain.functi<strong>on</strong>,.such.as.estrogen.<br />

receptors.ERα.<strong>and</strong>.ERβ (47, 154 – 156),.gammaaminobutyric.acid.type.A.(GABA<br />

A).(157, 158),.<br />

progester<strong>on</strong>e.(159, 160),.aryl.hydrocarb<strong>on</strong>.receptor.(AhR),.retinoic.acid.receptor.(RAR).alpha,.<br />

retinoid. X. receptor. (RXR). alpha. (161 – 163),.<br />

<strong>and</strong>. thyroid. receptors. (82 – 86).. O<strong>the</strong>r. studies.<br />

report.effects.<strong>on</strong>.neur<strong>on</strong>al.migrati<strong>on</strong>.or.organizati<strong>on</strong>.(164,<br />

165),.synaptogenesis.(166, 167),.<br />

GABA-induced. currents. (158),. neur<strong>on</strong>al. cell.

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