Environmental thyroid toxicants and child endocrine health

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 500-509

  Massart, Francesco ^a,b   Meucci, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biphenyls; Bisphenols; Childhood; Dioxins; Endocrine disruptor; Furans; Human; Perchlorate; Pesticides; Polybrominated diphenylethers; Polychlorinated; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; PERCHLORATE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROID HORMONE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION; TOXICITY TESTING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; POLLUTANT;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 35148826980     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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