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The estrogenic activity of phthalate esters in vitro [PDF]
, 1997 A large number of phthalate esters were screened for estrogenic activity using a recombinant yeast screen. a selection of these was also tested for mitogenic effect on estrogen-responsive human breast cancer cells.
P Henttu +7 more
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In utero exposure to di(n-butyl) phthalate and testicular dysgenesis:comparison of fetal and adult end points and their dose sensitivity [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: Fetal exposure of male rats to di(n-butyl) phthalate (DBP) induces reproductive disorders similar to those in human testicular dysgenesis syndrome (TDS), including infertility, cryptorchidism, focal "dysgenetic areas," and Sertoli cell-only ...
Mahood, I. Kim +11 more
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A Review of Biomonitoring of Phthalate Exposures
Toxics, 2019 Phthalates (diesters of phthalic acid) are widely used as plasticizers and additives in many consumer products. Laboratory animal studies have reported the endocrine-disrupting and reproductive effects of phthalates, and human exposure to this class of ...
Yu Wang +2 more
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Phthalates and Their Impacts on Human Health
, 2021 Phthalates are a series of widely used chemicals that demonstrate to be endocrine disruptors and are detrimental to human health. Phthalates can be found in most products that have contact with plastics during producing, packaging, or delivering. Despite
Yufei Wang, Haifeng Qian
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DNA oxidative damage in pregnant women upon exposure to conventional and alternative phthalates
Environment International, 2021 Exposure to alternative phthalates and related health effects in pregnant women are rarely reported. Nineteen phthalate metabolites and a DNA oxidative damage biomarker 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) were determined in urine samples of pregnant ...
Ying-Jie Zhang +5 more
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Phthalates: toxicology and food safety - a review
Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2005 Phthalates are organic substances used mainly as plasticisers in the manufacture of plastics. They are ubiquitous in the environment. Although tests in rodents have demonstrated numerous negative effects of phthalates, it is still unclear whether the ...
Přemysl Mikula +2 more
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2022 Background Phthalates exposure and complete edentulism are related to both low socioeconomic status. No study by far has verified if and to what extent these two conditions are related. We aimed to explore their potential association and interplay in the
Alessandro Mengozzi +5 more
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Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2023 Objective: The data on the association between phthalates and breast cancer risk remains inconsistent. This study aimed to explore the possible mechanism of low-dose exposures of phthalates, including Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP), di(n-butyl) phthalate ...
Fang-Ping Chen +2 more
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Fetal phthalates and bisphenols and childhood lipid and glucose metabolism. A population-based prospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2020 Background and aims: Fetal exposure to endocrine disruptors such as phthalates and bisphenols may lead to developmental metabolic adaptations. We examined associations of maternal phthalate and bisphenol urine concentrations during pregnancy with lipids,
Sol, C.M. (Chalana M.) +28 more
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