Historical perspectives: Endocrine disruptors and the timing of puberty

Endocrinologist

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-48

  Nebesio, Todd D ^a,b   Pescovitz, Ora Hirsch ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Pesticides; Phthalates; Phytoestrogens; Precocious puberty; Premature thelarche

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; COSMETIC; COUMESTAN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; ISOFLAVONE; LIGNAN; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHYTOESTROGEN; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BABY FOOD; BLEEDING; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CEREAL; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GYNECOMASTIA; HEREDITY; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOYBEAN MILK;

EID: 13144269575     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ten.0000152722.38643.58     Document Type: Review

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