Endocrine disruptors and thyroid hormone physiology

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 939-947

  Jugan, Mary Line ^a   Levi, Yves ^a   Blondeau, Jean Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Flame retardants; Neurodevelopment; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Thyroid hormone receptors; Thyroid disrupting compounds

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANTITHYROID AGENT; BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLAME RETARDANT; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; IODIDE; NH 3; PERCHLORATE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR AGONIST; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; PERCHLORIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

BINDING SITE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGAND BINDING; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID HORMONE SYNTHESIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; PERCHLORIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACIDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77449119886     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.11.006     Document Type: Note

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