Endocrine disrupters - With special emphasis on sexual development

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 464-475

  Abaci, Ayhan ^a   Demir, Korcan ^b   Bober, Ece ^b   Buyukgebiz, Atilla ^c  

^a Kecioren Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c The Acibadem Healthcare Group   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupters; Environment; Genital development; Puberty; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; INSECTICIDE;

BREAST DEVELOPMENT; DELAYED PUBERTY; HUMAN; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDERS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 67650832287     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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