Endocrine Disruptors

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue , 2005, Pages 1145-1156

  Pombo, M ^a   Castro Feijoo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ambiome; chemical substances; disruptors; endocrine disruptor; endocrine system; environment; imposex; oestrogenic agents

Indexed keywords

2 FUROIC ACID; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALKYLPHENOL; BIOCIDE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROTEOME; TESTOSTERONE; THALIDOMIDE; THYROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CRYPTORCHISM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG INDICATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FETUS MALFORMATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLIC DISORDER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; TESTIS CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA CANCER;

ANIMALS; DDT; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 29644438448     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2005.18.S1.1145     Document Type: Article

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