Endocrine disruptors in the environment and their impact on human health

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1697-1706

  Preda, Cristina ^a   Ungureanu, Maria Christina ^a   Vulpoi, Carmen ^a  

^a GRIGORE T POPA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Bisphenol; Endocrine disruptors; Hormone receptor; Pesticides; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870159575     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2012.210     Document Type: Article

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