The effects of environmental hormones on reproduction

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1249-1264

  Danzo, B J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen binding protein; Environmental toxicants; Globulin; Reproduction; Sex hormone binding; Steroid hormones; Steroid receptors; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN BINDING PROTEIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

CHEMICAL INTERACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HORMONE ACTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STEROID METABOLISM;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS; RECEPTORS, STEROID; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0031792162     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050251     Document Type: Review

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