Parabens: Potential impact of Low-Affinity Estrogen receptor Binding chemicals on Human health

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 321-335

  Karpuzoglu, Ebru ^a   Holladay, Steven D ^a   Gogal, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BUTYL PARABEN; COSMETIC; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ETHYL PARABEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYL PARABEN; PROPYL PARABEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY SURFACE; BREAST CANCER; DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECEPTOR BINDING; SKIN ALLERGY; SPERMATOGENESIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADULT; COSMETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PARABENS; PREGNANCY; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 84882326654     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2013.809252     Document Type: Article

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