Environmental endocrine disruption of energy metabolism and cardiovascular risk

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Kirkley, Andrew G ^a   Sargis, Robert M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Committee on Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition Kovler Diabetes Center University of Chicago ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular risk; Diabetes; Endocrine disruptors; Energy metabolism; Environment; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLLUTANT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSGLYCEMIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; OBESITY; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OBESITY; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84901581652     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-014-0494-0     Document Type: Review

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