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Mechanisms Mediating Environmental Chemical-Induced Endocrine Disruption in the Adrenal Gland
4 Mar 2015
Abstract excerpt
Humans are continuously exposed to hundreds of man-made chemicals that pollute the environment in addition to multiple therapeutic drug treatments administered throughout life. Some of these chemicals, known as endocrine disruptors (EDs), mimic endogenous signals, thereby altering gene expression, influencing development, and promoting disease. Although EDs are eventually removed from the market or replaced with...
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