Endocrine Modulators in the Food Chain and Environment

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 420-431

  Nilsson, Robert ^a  

^a Swedish National Chemicals Inspectorate   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; phytoestrogens; risk assessment; xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERALOCORTICOID; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; SEX HORMONE; SILOXANE; TIN DERIVATIVE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CHAIN; GLYCYRRHIZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; THYROID FUNCTION;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SUPPLY; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; XENOBIOTICS;

GLYCYRRHIZA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034042880     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019262330002800311     Document Type: Article

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