Thyroid effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 355, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 240-248

  Boas, Malene ^a   Feldt Rasmussen, Ulla ^a   Main, Katharina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemicals; EDC; Endocrine disrupters; Thyroid; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 3 (4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE)CAMPHOR; 4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL ESTER; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZOPHENONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LIOTHYRONINE; PERCHLORATE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRICHLOROETHANE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 84859512034     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.09.005     Document Type: Review

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