Neuropeptides and enzymes are targets for the action of endocrine disrupting chemicals in the vertebrate brain

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

Volumn 14, Issue 5-7, 2011, Pages 449-472

  Panzica, G C ^a,b   Bo, E ^a   Martini, M A ^a   Miceli, D ^a   Mura, E ^a   Viglietti Panzica, C ^a,b   Gotti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Neuroscience INN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ARGIPRESSIN; AROMATASE; AROMATASE B; CHLORPHENOTANE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETHYLENE; GENISTEIN; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; METHOXYCHLOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NONYLPHENOL; OXYTOCIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SUBSTANCE P; TRIBUTYLTIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79961082966     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2011.578562     Document Type: Article

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