Endocrine Effect Articles & Analysis: Older
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So, what are endocrine disruptors (ED)? They are chemicals that may interfere with the endocrine (hormonal) system and thereby produce harmful effects in both humans and wildlife. ...
At the conclusion of the exposure, fish were sacrificed to assess the effects of BDE‐47 on sex steroid‐ and thyroid‐related transcripts, plasma androgen levels, gonadosomatic index (GSI) and secondary sexual characteristics (SSCs). ...
The chemical UV filter benzophenone‐3 (BP‐3) is suspected to be an endocrine disruptor based on results from in vitro and in vivo testing. However, studies including endpoints of endocrine adversity are lacking. The present study investigated the potential endocrine disrupting effects of BP‐3 in zebrafish (Danio rerio) in the ...
The authors studied the effects of thiram, a fungicide used for seed coating with known effects as endocrine disruptor. ...
Interactions between insulin signaling and steroidogenesis suggest potential endocrine‐disrupting effects of metformin found in the aquatic environment. ...
The environmental fate and transport of steroid growth promoters suggest potential for endocrine disrupting effects among ecological receptors; however, the initial excretion of steroid metabolites from cattle administered growth promoters has not been well characterized. ...
PAHs and their metabolites have carcinogenic and endocrine disrupting effects in human and wildlife, and can have serious consequences. ...
Here, we examine the endocrine and physiological effects of short‐term, acute exposure of environmentally relevant concentrations of analytical grade atrazine in juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) in a controlled laboratory experiment. Expression of hepatic vtg was not affected supporting previous studies that atrazine does not have a direct estrogenic ...
Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), some of which have endocrine disrupting effects at environmentally relevant concentrations, have been detected in many surface waters. We evaluated the effects of two common endocrine disrupting PPCPs on the life history traits of the snail, Physa pomilia, using a life table ...
In the present study, we investigated the endocrine disrupting effects of di‐(2‐ethylhexyl)‐phthalate (DEHP), on the Chinese rare minnow (Gobiocypris rarus), an endemic fish distributing upstream waters in the Yangtze River. ...
Various aquatic bioassays using one of several fish species have been developed or are in the process of being developed by organizations like the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Economic Cooperation and Development for testing potential endocrine disrupting chemicals. Often these involve assessment of the gonad phenotype of individuals as a key endpoint ...
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a widespread and persistent chemical in the environment. We investigated the endocrine‐disrupting effects of PFOS using a combination of in vitro and in vivo assays. ...
Exposure to these substances under some circumstances is believed to result in adverse developmental, reproductive, neurological, and immune effects in both humans and wildlife. Over the years, researchers have pointed to a growing list of anomalous health effects (including the feminization of certain male wild fish and male reproductive disorders in humans) ...