Effect of postnatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls on adult male reproductive function

DB Sager - Environmental Research, 1983 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been found widely distributed in the ecosystem,
including human milk, yet there is limited information concerning the effect that PCB …

Results of the third round of the WHO-coordinated exposure study on the levels of PCBs PCDDs and PCDFs in human milk

R Van Leeuwen, R Malisch - 2002 - osti.gov
Chlorinated hydrocarbons such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated
dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated di benzofurans (PCDFs) are globally …

Associations between human internal chemical exposure to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) outcomes: Systematic review and …

T Lefebvre, T Fréour, S Ploteau, B Le Bizec… - Reproductive …, 2021 - Elsevier
The impact of environmental chemicals like persistent organic pollutants (POPs) on
reproductive health is still poorly understood, despite the high societal and economical …

Comparison of the actions of 4-chlorobiphenyl and its hydroxylated metabolites on estradiol secretion by ovarian follicles in primary cells in culture

A Ptak, G Ludewig, HJ Lehmler, AK Wójtowicz… - Reproductive …, 2005 - Elsevier
Theca interna and granulosa cells from small, medium and large preovulatory porcine
follicles were cultured as a monolayer to compare the effects of 4-chlorobiphenyl (PCB3) …

Occurrence and maternal transfer of chlorinated bisphenol A and nonylphenol in pregnant women and their matching embryos

M Chen, Z Fan, F Zhao, F Gao, D Mu… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Prenatal exposure has recently raised concerns over the health risks of endocrine
disruptors; however, little is known about their extent and the mechanisms of maternal …

Polychlorinated biphenyls in serum and time to pregnancy

A Axmon, L Rylander, U Strömberg, B Jönsson… - Environmental …, 2004 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may affect the female reproductive system in both animals
and humans. In Sweden, a main exposure source to PCBs is consumption of fatty fish from …

Estrogenic and antiestrogenic effect of in vitro treatment of follicular cells with 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

A Grochowalski, R Chrzaszcz, R Pieklo… - Chemosphere, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective. Two types of follicular cells from preovulatory ovary were cultured in vitro
separately and in co-culture to test difference in 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin …

Premature delivery and organochlorine compounds: polychlorinated biphenyls and some organochlorine insecticides

M Wassermann, M Ron, B Bercovici… - Environmental …, 1982 - Elsevier
Some organochlorine compounds (OCC), DDT and metabolites, γ-HCH, dieldrin, heptachlor
epoxide and polychlorinated biphenyls were assessed in the serum of 17 women with …

Comparison of chemical-activated luciferase gene expression bioassay and gas chromatography for PCB determination in human serum and follicular fluid.

AN Pauwels, PH Cenijn, PJ Schepens… - Environmental Health …, 2000 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
We assessed exposure to dioxin-like compounds using chemical and bioassay analysis in
different matrices in a female population. A total of 106 serum and 9 follicular fluid samples …

Comparison of accumulation and altered steroid secretion by placental tissue treated with TCDD and natural mixture of PCDDs-PCDFs

K Augustowska, EEL Gregoraszczuk… - …, 2003 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Explants of human placental tissue harvested immediately after expulsion were used to
determine differences between accumulation of 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin …