Oestrogenic mycotoxin exposures and precocious pubertal development

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 369-376

  Massart, F ^a   Saggese, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Growth; Human; Mycotoxin; Oestrogen; Puberty; Zearalenone

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MYCOTOXIN; ZEARALENONE; ZERANOL; DIOXIN; PESTICIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CARCINOGENICITY; CATTLE FARMING; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFORMATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; RECEPTOR BINDING; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PUBERTY; PUBERTY, PRECOCIOUS; ZEARALENONE; ZERANOL;

EID: 77949636033     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.01009.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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