Human exposure to endocrine disruptors and breast milk

Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 269-276

  Stefanidou, M ^a   Maravelias, C ^a   Spiliopoulou, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOACCUMULATION; BREAST MILK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; BREAST FEEDING; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE;

BREAST FEEDING; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILK, HUMAN;

EID: 70350484950     PISSN: 18715303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187153009789044374     Document Type: Review

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