Physiological effects and mechanisms of action of endocrine disrupting chemicals that alter estrogen signaling

Hormones

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 191-205

  Henley, Derek V ^a   Korach, Kenneth S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYETHANOL; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; BUTYRIC ACID; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE; LAVENDER OIL; LAVENDUSTIN A; METHOXYACETIC ACID; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SEX HORMONE; TEA TREE OIL; TERPENE; VALPROIC ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; ESTROGEN; PHYTOESTROGEN; VEGETABLE OIL;

CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRYPTORCHISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EPIDIDYMAL CYST; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TERATOGENICITY; TESTIS DISEASE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; GENISTEIN; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; OILS, VOLATILE; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT OILS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEA TREE OIL;

EID: 77956283422     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1270     Document Type: Review

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