Premature thelarche and environmental pollutants

Minerva Medica

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-285

  Chiabotto, P ^a   Costante, L ^a   De Sanctis, C ^a  

^a REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environment; Pollutants; Premature thelarche

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ZEARALENOL; BOLDENONE; DAIDZEIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GENISTEIN; GESTAGEN; MELENGESTROL ACETATE; PESTICIDE; PHENOL; SEX HORMONE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; TRENBOLONE; ZERANOL;

BINDING AFFINITY; BREEDING; CEREAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLLUTANT; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PUBERTY; REVIEW;

BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; CHILD; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; PHENOLS; PHYTOESTROGENS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33749238352     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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