Estrogenic environmental chemicals and drugs: Mechanisms for effects on the developing male urogenital system

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 83-95

  Taylor, Julia A ^a   Richter, Catherine A ^a,b   Ruhlen, Rachel L ^a,c   Vom Saal, Frederick S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Jackson Field Research Station   (United States)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Endocrine disruption; Estrogen action; Prostate development

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MESENCHYME CELL; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROSTATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PHENOLS; PROSTATE; RATS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MUS;

EID: 80053978147     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.07.005     Document Type: Review

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