An updated review of environmental estrogen and androgen mimics and antagonists

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 143-150

  Sonnenschein, Carlos ^a   Soto, Ana M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBIPHENYL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL; ANDROGEN; BUTYLATED HYDROXYANISOLE; CHLORDECONE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTROGEN; FUNGICIDE; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; NONOXINOL; NONYLPHENOL; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLYCARBONATE; VINCLOZOLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BREAST CARCINOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTORCHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMPOTENCE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOSPERMIA; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TESTIS CARCINOMA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032052810     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(98)00027-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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