Occupational and environmental agents as endocrine disruptors: Experimental and human evidence

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 771-781

  Baccarelli, Andrea ^a,b   Pesatori, A C ^b   Bertazzi, P A ^b  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Endocrine disruptors; Environmental pollutants; Melatonin; Occupational health; Parathyroid; Pituitary; Thyroid; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ALUMINUM; AMITROLE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CARBIMAZOLE; COBALT; CYANIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; METAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; STYRENE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; THIAMAZOLE; THIOUREA; TOLUENE;

ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASE; ADRENAL MEDULLA DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CALCIUM METABOLISM; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GOITER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION DISORDER; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARATHYROID DISEASE; PINEAL BODY DISEASE; REVIEW; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID DISEASE; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 0034520842     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345069     Document Type: Review

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