Environmental neuroendocrine and thyroid disruption: relevance for reproductive medicine?

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Zoeller, R Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FERTILITY; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFERTILITY; NEUROENDOCRINE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; THYROID DISEASE; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSECRETION; NOTE; REPRODUCTION; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 41749105124     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.12.038     Document Type: Review

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