Environmental estrogenic effects of alkylphenol ethoxylates

Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-364

  Nimrod, Alison C ^a   Benson, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

endocrine disruptors; estrogenic potency; p nonylphenol; xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHER DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ECOTOXICITY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; FISH; HUMAN; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SKIN DEFECT; SLUDGE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029890236     PISSN: 10408444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10408449609012527     Document Type: Article

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