Environmental endocrine disruptors and disorder of sexual development
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2014.03.021
- VernacularTitle:环境内分泌干扰物和儿童性发育障碍
- Author:
Lifen CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Disorder of sexual development;
Environmental endocrine disruptor;
Mechanism
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2014;41(3):295-297
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Disorder of sexual development(DSD) refers to a group of diseases with various causes and phenotypes.It has attracted great worldwide as the incidence is rising and the life-long consequences accompanying.Environmental endocrine disruptors(EED) are thought to have an impact of the sex differentiation process and induce disorder of sexual development.This review summarizes the mechanism of DSD that associated with EED and focus on the relationship between DSD and EED.
