Human exposure to endocrine-active chemicals: Hazard assessment problems

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 1 I, 1997, Pages 52-58

  Safe, Stephen ^a   Connor, Kevin ^a   Ramamoorthy, Kavita ^a   Gaido, Kevin ^b   Maness, Susan ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTROGEN; FLAVONOID; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS;

EID: 0030839613     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1997.1118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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