Endocrine disrupting chemicals and disease susceptibility

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-5, 2011, Pages 204-215

  Schug, Thaddeus T ^a   Janesick, Amanda ^b   Blumberg, Bruce ^b   Heindel, Jerrold J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Developmental windows of susceptibility; Disease susceptibility; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Hormone; Low dose effects; Nuclear receptor; Obesogen

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CHLORPHENOTANE; COSMETIC; DETERGENT; DIOXIN; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; FLAME RETARDANT; FOOD ADDITIVE; HORMONE; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLASTIC; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PLASTIC BOTTLE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 81255188805     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.08.007     Document Type: Review

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