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Preferred term

Endocrine Disruptors  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Exogenous agents, synthetic and naturally occurring, which are capable of disrupting the functions of the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM including the maintenance of HOMEOSTASIS and the regulation of developmental processes. Endocrine disruptors are compounds that can mimic HORMONES, or enhance or block the binding of hormones to their receptors, or otherwise lead to activating or inhibiting the endocrine signaling pathways and hormone metabolism.

Entry terms

  • Endocrine Disrupting Chemical
  • Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
  • Endocrine Disruptor

In other languages

  • French

  • Agents endocrinotoxiques
  • Perturbateurs endocriniens chimiques
  • SAE (Substances à Action Endocrine)
  • Substances à action endocrine
  • Xéno-hormones

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NPRG5QXH-0

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