Epigenetic effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on female reproduction: An ovarian perspective

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 420-439

  Zama, Aparna Mahakali ^a   Uzumcu, Mehmet ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BPA; DES; DNA methylation; EDC; Epigenetics; Genistein; Methoxychlor; Ovary; Techniques; Transgenerational epigenetic effects

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DNA; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GENISTEIN; HISTONE; METHOXYCHLOR; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; FETOTOXICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INHERITANCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TARGET ORGAN; TERATOGENICITY; UTERUS FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EPIGENOMICS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MALE; MICE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; OVARY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; UTERUS;

EID: 77958172042     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2010.06.003     Document Type: Review

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