In utero and childhood DDT, DDE, PBDE and PCBs exposure and sex hormones in adolescent boys: The CHAMACOS study

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 220, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 364-372

  Eskenazi, Brenda ^a   Rauch, Stephen A ^a   Tenerelli, Rachel ^a   Huen, Karen ^a   Holland, Nina T ^a   Lustig, Robert H ^b   Kogut, Katherine ^a   Bradman, Asa ^a   Sjödin, Andreas ^c   Harley, Kim G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; DDE; DDT; Endocrine disruptors; Follicle stimulating hormone; In utero; Luteinizing hormone; PCBs; Prenatal; Puberty; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FLAME RETARDANT; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLLUTANT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85008247461     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2016.11.001     Document Type: Article

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