Reproductive endocrine-disrupting effects of triclosan: Population exposure, present evidence and potential mechanisms

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 206, Issue , 2015, Pages 195-201

  Wang, Cai Feng ^a   Tian, Ying ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exposure; Hormone receptor; Reproductive endocrine disruption; Steroidogenesis; Triclosan

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONES;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; EXPOSURE; HORMONE RECEPTORS; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRICLOSAN;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; TRICLOSAN; HORMONE;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HORMONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; TOXIN;

AGE; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BREAST MILK; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HORMONE DISPLACEMENT; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INGESTION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RACE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SKIN ABSORPTION; URINE LEVEL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HORMONES; HUMANS; REPRODUCTION; TRICLOSAN;

EID: 84937546320     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.07.001     Document Type: Review

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