Endocrine-disrupting chemicals in ovarian function: Effects on steroidogenesis, metabolism and nuclear receptor signaling

Reproduction

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 633-646

  Craig, Zelieann R ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Flaws, Jodi A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; METHOXYCHLOR; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLASTICIZER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; OVARY; PESTICIDES; PLASTICIZERS; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 80355127290     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0136     Document Type: Review

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