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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"endocrine disrupting chemicals"”.
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Toxicology of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are defined by the World Health Organization’s International Program on Chemical safety as “An exogenous substances or mixture that alters the functions of the endocrine system and consequently causes an adverse effect in an intact organism or its progeny, or …
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Analytics of endocrine disrupting chemicals in environmental matrices
De laatste jaren is er een toenemende maatschappelijke bezorgdheid en wetenschappelijke discussie ontstaan rond de verspreiding en de mogelijke effecten van stoffen met een vermoedelijke of bekende hormoonverstorende werking. Het huidige doctoraatsonderzoek kadert binnen deze problematiek en …
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Public awareness and risk perceptions of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous chemicals found in food, consumer products, and the environment. EDCs are ubiquitous in modern life and human exposure is associated with many negative health effects such as reproductive disorders, metabolic disorders, and hormone related …
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Active matter for removal of biofilm and endocrine-disrupting chemicals
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2024-08-01
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Effects of embryonic exposure to androgen-active endocrine disrupting chemicals in Japanese quail
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are compounds that alter the production, secretion, action, and elimination of endogenous hormones. EDCs have been shown to be responsible for disrupting development, reproduction, immune function, behavior, and all other life functions mediated by hormones. In …
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Modeling the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on Atlantic croaker: understanding biomarkers and predicting population responses
… behavioral processes of fish by interfering with endocrine function. Most biomarkers of endocrine disturbance tend to be static measurements from dynamic systems making them difficult to evaluate within the context of an individual, or subtle effects that do not relate well to endpoints of …
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Development of chemosensors for endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs): synthesis and evaluation of solid-phase bound receptors
… been growing on the increasing distribution of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during the last decade. The overall anxiety is caused by their effect on the endocrine system of wildlife and humans. While the influence on the reproductive systems of several animals has been thoroughly …
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Investigations into the role of exogenous estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals on immune dysregulation in autoimmune disease
Estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EEDCs) are defined as chemicals that bind to estrogen receptors (ERs) and augment estrogenic functions, either through promoting or blocking estrogen receptor signaling. Recent reports highlight the growing concern surrounding environmental exposure to …
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An integrative analysis of the multi- and transgenerational effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on behavior and neurobiology
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants that are known to interfere with hormone action. Exposure to EDCs during hormone-sensitive periods of prenatal development can result in disease and dysfunction later in life. Furthermore, EDC effects have been reported …
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Endocrine disrupting chemicals in personal care products: knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions among pregnant women in South Africa
… has led to increased exposure to harmful chemicals including endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which are known to interfere with the endocrine system. Exposure to EDCs is particularly concerning during pregnancy with research indicating potential health effects such as gestational …
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Occurrence and fate of endocrine disrupting chemicals and other hydrophobic organic compounds in a tropical river in Kenya
… silicone rubber (SR), were used to monitor some endocrine disruptors (EDCs) and hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) in freshwater and sediments of a tropical river in Kenya. PES was applied for the first time for time-integrative sampling of these compound classes and was able to quantify the …
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Development of multi-residue and selective methods for the ultra-sensitive determination of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aqueous samples
… witnessed a large increase in the production of chemicals. Some of these chemicals, like pesticides, were designed for wide spread use. Others, like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), were rather accidentally released into the environment by leakages or waste dumping. At that time, little or no …
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Lifetime Occupational Exposure to Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk: A Montreal-based Case-control Study (2008-2011)
Background: Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) suspected to increase cumulative lifetime estrogen exposure, may elevate postmenopausal breast cancer risk. Despite evidence from environmental studies, few studies on EDCs have analyzed lifetime occupational exposures and most fail to …
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Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals during periods of development: The effects of phthalates on the structure of the rat medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus and associated cognitive behaviors
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms
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Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Octylphenol and Genistein on the Immune System of C57BL/6 and (NZBxNZW)F1 Mice
… and genistein are two of the growing list of endocrine disrupting chemicals found in the environment that mimic estrogen in reproductive tissue both in vitro and in vivo. It is well established that endogenous estrogens modulate not only the reproductive system, but also the immune system. …
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Reproductive health effects due to pesticide exposure amongst boys in the rural Western Cape, South Africa
… with declining male reproductive health. These chemicals act by disrupting the normal functioning of the male endocrine system, through their actions on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Reported male reproductive abnormalities are reproductive organ defects, cancers and declining …
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Characterising the role of climate change in perpetuating Zimbabwean farmers' health risks from exposure to endocrine disrupting pesticides
Climate change and endocrine disrupting chemicals are currently amongst key drivers for a range of non-communicable diseases and adverse human health conditions. Pesticides constitute an important source of endocrine disrupting chemicals. A growing public health concern is the potential …
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Investigating persistent organic pollutants as endocrine disruptors of androgen receptor signalling
Man-made chemicals are a part of everyday life and may mimic hormonal signalling in wildlife and humans. These exogenous mixtures or substances are called endocrine disrupting chemicals and may lead to adverse health effects in those exposed. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a class of …
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Investigating the endocrine disrupting potential and cytotoxic effects of packaging leachates and plasticisers
Endocrine disrupting chemicals are compounds which can alter the function(s) of the endocrine system by disrupting natural signalling, production and secretion of hormones, contributing to a wide range of adverse health effects. Plastic packaging and films have been identified to leach …
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