PBDEs (2,2’,4,4’-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47), 2,2’,4,4’,6-pentabromodiphemyl ether (BDE-100), and 2, 2’,4,4’5,5’-hexabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-153)) were purchased from AccuStandard, Inc., New Haven, CT. These were three major PBDE congeners detected in women from the California Teachers Study70 (link). 17β-Estradiol, progesterone, and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, St. Louis, MO.
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