Chemicals that mimic hormones affect offspringDouglas Fischer
Natural and synthetic hormones (such as 17α-ethynylestradiol) as well as chemicals that mimic hormones (such as nonylphenols and phthalates) in sewage effluent therefore could cause subtle effects in aquatic animals. In fact, studies have already revealed effects of low concentrations of hormones....
Some of these chemicals can mimic the hormones your body produces, such as estrogen or testosterone. Other EDCs impact hormonal synthesis so that the body makes more of a hormone, less of it, or changes how it breaks down, he added. Phthalates, for example, are synthetic chemicals that manu...
The term "endocrine disrupting chemicals" is commonly used to describe environmental agents that alter the endocrine system. Laboratories working in this emerging field—environmental endocrine research—have looked at chemicals that mimic or block endogenous vertebrate steroid hormones by interacting with ...
It has been shown to act as an endocrine-disrupting chemical, meaning that it can block or mimic hormones, and some human studies have suggested that it may harm fetuses and reduce men’s sperm quality. An Indiana University study found that women who lived in areas with higher atrazine ...
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are synthetic or natural substances that mimic or interfere with the function of hormones in the body. These chemicals are found in a wide range of consumer products and have been linked to a number of health problems, including reproductive disorders, developme...
The controversy surrounds not so much the matter of whether these chemicals can mimic hormones in vitro--this phenomenon has been widely accepted in the scientific world - but more whether, as a result, they can disrupt in a wildlife situation. It has, nevertheless, been acknowledged that many...
Chemicals that mimic or antagonize thein vitroand/orin vivoactions of naturally occurring estrogens such as 17β-estradiol (E2) are typically defined as having estrogenic activity (EA) or anti-estrogenic activity, and effects on estrogen signaling represent the most common and best studied endocrine ...
exposure to harmful chemicals called endocrine-disrupting chemicals in hair andpersonal care products," said lead researcherLindsey S. Treviño, Ph.D., of City of Hope, acancer researchand treatment organization in Los Angeles, Calif. "These chemicals mimic the effects of hormones on the body....
Now a new report, "Breast cancer and exposure to hormonally active chemicals", highlights the role of manmade chemicals which act like hormones in the development of breast cancer. The report, which was commissioned by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) and CHEM Trust, was pres...