Human biological monitoring of suspected endocrine-disrupting compounds

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-16

  Faniband, Moosa ^a   Lindh, Christian H ^a   Jönsson, Bo A G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

biomarkers of exposure; biomonitoring; blood; environmental contaminants; fetal; hormonal effects; mass spectrometry; quantitative analytical analysis; serum; urine

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; BROMINE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLAME RETARDANT; METAL; ORGANIC SOLVENT; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; PYRETHROID; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARSENIC; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLUOROCARBONS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; PARABENS; PESTICIDES; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PYRETHRINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLVENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891937705     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.122197     Document Type: Review

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