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Heliyon, 2023 Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a growing public health concern worldwide. Consumption of foodstuffs is currently thought to be one of the principal exposure routes to EDCs.
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Expression, secretion and functional characterization of three laccases in E. coli
Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2022 Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) are a group of molecules that can influence hormonal balance, causing disturbance of the reproductive system and other health problems.
Yating Mo +8 more
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Endocrine Disrupting Activity of Mixtures Composed of Pharmaceuticals and Nanoplastics
Proceedings, 2023 Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are defined as “an exogenous chemical or mixture of chemicals that can interfere with any aspect of the hormone action” [...]
Lucija Božičević +3 more
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Health Effects Associated with Exposures to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Toxics, 2022 A number of recent studies have shown that human exposures to a wide range of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may increase the risk of disease across the lifespan by altering the homeostasis or action of endogenous hormones, or other signaling ...
Gunnar Toft, Zeyan Liew
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Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Early Puberty in Girls
Children, 2021 In recent decades, pubertal onset in girls has been considered to occur at an earlier age than previously. Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has been associated with alterations in pubertal timing, with several reports suggesting that ...
Anastasios Papadimitriou +1 more
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Can probiotics win the battle against environmental endocrine disruptors? [PDF]
Arhiv za farmaciju, 2021 Compounds that have negative effects on the endocrine system are called endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs). There are several different types of compounds, with several different usage areas in the environment, which can be classified as EDCs.
Sevim Çiğdem, Kara Mehtap
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Childhood obesity and endocrine disrupting chemicals [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2017 The prevalence of obesity around the world has increased sharply. Strong evidence has emerged over the last decades that human exposure to numerous endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is the cause of obesity and obesity-related metabolic diseases. Many
Jin Taek Kim, Hong Kyu Lee
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Reproductive toxicity of combined effects of endocrine disruptors on human reproduction
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 Confluence of environmental, genetic, and lifestyle variables is responsible for deterioration of human fecundity. Endocrine disruptors or endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be found in a variety of foods, water, air, beverages, and tobacco smoke.
Sulagna Dutta +6 more
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Protective effects of Korean Red Ginseng against toxicity of endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Journal of Ginseng Research, 2023 Several chemicals have been developed owing to the progression of industrialization, among which endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs; essential for plastic production) are used as plasticizers and flame retardants.
Eui-Man Jung +2 more
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ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICALS; MYTHS & FACTS [PDF]
Egyptian Society of Clinical Toxicology Journal, 2013 Background: Recognition that some environmental chemicals pose the ability to interact with hormone receptors and mimic their activity has been regarded as one of the most significant developments in both endocrinal and toxicological research of the last
Raghda Deraz +2 more
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