Changes in some hormones by low doses of di (2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP), a commonly used plasticizer in PVC blood storage bags & medical tubing

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 139-144

  Gayathri, N S ^a   Dhanya, C R ^a   Indu, A R ^a   Kurup, P A ^a  

^a Terumo Penpol Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Cortisol; DEHP; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PLASTICIZER; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD STORAGE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY WEIGHT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECIPIENT; SOLUBILIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THALASSEMIA; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; TUBE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESERVATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FEMALE; GLASS; GLYCOGEN; HORMONES; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIVER; PLASTICIZERS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; RATS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TIME FACTORS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 2442528657     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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