Environmental exposure to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls reduce levels of gonadal hormones in newborns: Results from the Duisburg cohort study

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 30-39

  Cao, Yuguang ^a,b   Winneke, Gerhard ^b   Wilhelm, Michael ^c   Wittsiepe, Jürgen ^c   Lemm, Friederike ^c   Fürst, Peter ^d   Ranft, Ulrich ^b   Imöhl, Matthias ^c   Kraft, Martin ^e   Oesch Bartlomowicz, Barbara ^f   Krämer, Ursula ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d Chemical and Veterinary State Control Laboratory (CVUA)   (Germany)

^e Ministerium fur Umwelt und Naturschutz   (Germany)

^f JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AhR mediation; Endocrine disruption; Newborns; Organochlorine chemicals; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Sex differences; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149123141     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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