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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Endocrine Disruptors
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Disruptores Endocrinos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Disruptores Endócrinos
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Synonyms English:
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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
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Tree Number:
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D27.505.696.353
D27.888.141
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Definition English:
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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. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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note entry term ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR EFFECT: use only for the endocrine disruptor effect of a chemical substance
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See Related English:
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Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
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History Note English:
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2006
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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51206
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Unique Identifier:
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D052244
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DeCS CID-10 SciELO LILACS LIS
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