Impact of phthalate and BPA exposure during in utero windows of susceptibility on reproductive hormones and sexual maturation in peripubertal males

BACKGROUND: Phthalates and BPA are endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) widely used in consumer products. Evidence suggests that phthalate and BPA exposure alters steroid hormone levels in adults, while in utero exposure has been associated with altered fetal reproductive development in boys. Howev...

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Published in:Environ Health
Main Authors: Watkins, Deborah J., Sánchez, Brisa N., Téllez-Rojo, Martha Maria, Lee, Joyce M., Mercado-García, Adriana, Blank-Goldenberg, Clara, Peterson, Karen E., Meeker, John D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5480112/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28637469
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-017-0278-5
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