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Global research on endocrine disruptors as emerging hazards for human health and the environment. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Endocrinol (Lausanne)
Klingelhöfer D   +4 more
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Endocrine disruptors

open access: yes, 2011
Abstract During the past 50 years, there has been a huge increase in the number of chemical substances used worldwide as plasticizers, pesticides, detergents, paints, metal food cans, flame retardants, cosmetics, and chemical wastes, which exhibit the potential to interfere with the endocrine system of humans and animals. In addition, it
George Creatsas, George Mastorakos
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Endocrine disruptors and endometriosis

Reproductive Toxicology, 2023
Endometriosis is a hormone-dependent inflammatory gynecological disease of reproductive-age women. It is clinically and pathologically characterized by the presence of functional endometrium as heterogeneous lesions outside the uterine cavity. The two major symptoms are chronic pelvic pain and infertility, which profoundly affect women's reproductive ...
Sudipta, Dutta   +2 more
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Endocrine disruptors and obesity

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2015
The increasing incidence of obesity is a serious global public health challenge. Although the obesity epidemic is largely fueled by poor nutrition and lack of exercise, certain chemicals have been shown to potentially have a role in its aetiology. A substantial body of evidence suggests that a subclass of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which ...
Jerrold J, Heindel   +2 more
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