Emerging endocrine disrupters: Perfluoroalkylated substances

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-169

  Jensen, Allan Astrup ^a   Leffers, Henrik ^b  

^a FORCE TECHNOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Fluorotelomers; Perfluoroalkyl substances; Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid; Perfluorooctanoic acid; Polyfluorinated chemicals

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; BIOACCUMULATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MATERNAL BLOOD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FISH; KIDNEY; LIVER; POLAR BEAR;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS;

EID: 40349096224     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2008.00870.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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