Epigenetics, evolution, endocrine disruption, health, and disease

Endocrinology

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Crews, David ^a   McLachlan, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Tulane and Xavier Universities   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; FUNGICIDE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AUTISM; BLASTOCYST; CANCER RISK; CONTAMINATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EPIGENETICS; EVOLUTION; EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALTH; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DISEASE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 33646793302     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2005-1122     Document Type: Review

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