Obesogens: An Environmental Link to Obesity

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Holtcamp, Wendee ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ATRAZINE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; OBESOGEN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; TRIBUTYLTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOGENESIS; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MATERNAL WELFARE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION;

DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84856710488     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.120-a62     Document Type: Note

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