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Human breast fat cells taken from a surgical patient were exposed to bisphenol A. The amount of adiponectin, a protective hormone released by these cells, plummeted with exposure. The dose of bisphenol A that had the strongest effect is the same as levels commonly found in human blood. Credit: Nira Ben-Jonathan
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