Environmental chemicals targeting thyroid

Hormones

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-40

  Zoeller, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Environmental chemicals; Thyroid hormones; Thyroid toxicants

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; PERCHLORATE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROTROPIN;

HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID HORMONE METABOLISM; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 77950421772     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1250     Document Type: Review

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