ESPE Abstracts

Background: Gestational exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can impact the control of sexual differentiation by altering the hormonal environment of the foetus. Prenatal exposure to BPA, for instance could lead to disorders of sexual development. At the interface between the mother and the foetus, the placenta plays a key role in foetal programming and responds to environmental stressors in a sex specific manner. Epigenetics has appeared to be a key mechanism for...