How dangerous are phthalate plasticizers? Integrated approach to toxicity based on metabolism, electron transfer, reactive oxygen species and cell signaling

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 626-628

  Kovacic, Peter ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ESTER; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; PLASTICIZER; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FETOTOXICITY; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INFLAMMATION; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG TOXICITY; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HUMANS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; PLASTICIZERS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77649335895     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.11.032     Document Type: Editorial

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