Association between nonylphenol exposure and development of secondary sexual characteristics

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 927-931

  Chen, Mei Lien ^a   Lee, Han Yun ^a   Chuang, Hsin Yi ^a   Guo, Bey Rong ^b   Mao, I Fang ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High performance liquid chromatography with fluorescent detection; Nonylphenol; Puberty; Secondary sexual characteristics

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHASE SEPARATION;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION CHEMICALS; FLUORESCENT DETECTION; HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; NONYLPHENOLS; PUBERTY; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION;

PHENOLS;

NONYLPHENOL;

DETECTION METHOD; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH IMPACT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHENOL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENARCHE; NEGRO; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TAIWAN; URINE LEVEL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

RATTUS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOLS; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 67651085317     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.04.054     Document Type: Article

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