Tackling environmental endocrine disrupters

It is a well-known fact that environmental oestrogens can have harmful effects on wildlife. Ginsburg says that the present concern does not only include environmental oestrogens, but also includes the potential action of anti-androgens and potential influences on the endocrine systems of wildlife.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1996-06, Vol.347 (9014), p.1501-1502
Main Author: Ginsburg, Jean
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Wild
Chemicals
Endocrine disruptors
Endocrine Glands - drug effects
Endocrine system
Environmental impact
Environmental Pollutants - adverse effects
Estrogens - adverse effects
Female
Hazards
Hormones
Humans
Laboratories
Male
Pollutants
Reproduction - drug effects
Tuberculosis
Wildlife
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Summary:It is a well-known fact that environmental oestrogens can have harmful effects on wildlife. Ginsburg says that the present concern does not only include environmental oestrogens, but also includes the potential action of anti-androgens and potential influences on the endocrine systems of wildlife.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(96)90667-4