Lessons learned from the application of BEES-C: Systematic assessment of study quality of epidemiologic research on BPA, neurodevelopment, and respiratory health [PDF]
, 2000 Epidemiologic studies evaluating associations between biomarkers of exposure to short-lived chemicals and health endpoints in humans face special challenges.
LaKind, Judy S. +4 more
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History of the Obesogen Field: Looking Back to Look Forward
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019 The Obesogen field developed from two separate scientific research areas, endocrine disruptors and the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD).
Jerrold J. Heindel
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Legacy and alternative flame retardants in Norwegian and UK indoor environment: implications of human exposure via dust ingestion [PDF]
, 2017 Indoor dust has been acknowledged as a major source of flame retardants (FRs) and dust ingestion is considered a major route of exposure for humans.
Collins, Chris D. +5 more
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Reproductive Effects From Early Exposure of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) to 17?-Estradiol [PDF]
, 2012 The impact of a class of chemicals termed endocrine- disrupting chemicals (EDCs) has become a growing concern in light of recent studies elucidating their effects. They disrupt vertebrate hormone signaling and cause damage at very low concentrations. The
Pistole, Kathleen Claire
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Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Diabetes among Women in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2008 [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Previous studies have shown that women have higher urinary concentrations of several phthalate metabolites than do men, possibly because of a higher use of personal care products.
Hauser, Russ B. +6 more
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Tributyltin chloride (TBT) induces RXRA down-regulation and lipid accumulation in human liver cells.
PLoS ONE, 2019 A subset of environmental chemicals acts as "obesogens" as they increase adipose mass and lipid content in livers of treated rodents. One of the most studied class of obesogens are the tin-containing chemicals that have as a central moiety tributyltin ...
Fabio Stossi +6 more
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Childhood obesity and environmental pollutants: a dual relationship [PDF]
, 2015 The rise in obesity rates is an alarming global health concern. Despite obesity is mainly due to an unbalanced energy intake and expenditure, several recent studies suggest that it could be a consequence of exposure during critical developmental windows ...
IUGHETTI, Lorenzo +2 more
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Selectivity of natural, synthetic and environmental estrogens for zebrafish estrogen receptors. [PDF]
, 2014 International audience: Zebrafish, Danio rerio, is increasingly used as an animal model to study the effects of pharmaceuticals and environmental estrogens.
Aït-Aïssa, Sélim +10 more
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Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) may influence birth weight among infants in a Swedish cohort with background exposure: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants, e.g. polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) has been suggested to negatively affect birth weight although epidemiological evidence is still inconclusive.
Anders Glynn +5 more
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Indian Journal of Endocrinology and MetabolismEndocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous substances that interfere with hormonal pathways, leading to a broad spectrum of adverse health outcomes across the life course.
Gagan Priya +22 more
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