The obesogen hypothesis: A shift of focus from the periphery to the hypothalamus

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 5-7, 2011, Pages 423-448

  Decherf, Stéphanie ^a   Demeneix, Barbara A ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; LIOTHYRONINE; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTIRELIN; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION DISORDER; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; THYROID GLAND;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLIC DISEASES; OBESITY; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TRIALKYLTIN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 79961068892     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2011.578561     Document Type: Article

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