Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a group of diversely natural compounds or
synthetic chemicals that can interfere with the programming of normal endocrine-signalling …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can induce a myriad of adverse health effects. An
area of active investigation is the multi-and transgenerational inheritance of EDC-induced …

Epigenetics can be defined as the study of mitotically or meiotically heritable changes in
gene function that cannot be explained by changes in the DNA sequence. Epigenetic …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals that are structurally similar to steroid or amine hormones
have the potential to mimic endocrine endpoints at the receptor level. However, more …

Although genetics determines endocrine phenotypes, it cannot fully explain the great
variability and reversibility of the system in response to environmental changes. Evidence …

Epidemiological studies have successfully identified several environmental causes of
disease, but often these studies are limited by methodological problems (eg lack of …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are xenobiotics which adversely modify the
hormone system. The endocrine system is most vulnerable to assaults by endocrine …

Résumé During the last decades, a large number of observations have shown that some
exogenous substances could interfere with hormone levels or hormone action and could …

A growing body of evidence demonstrates that adverse events early in development, and
particularly during intrauterine life, may program risks for diseases in adult life. Increasing …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are chemicals, either natural or synthetic, that can
interfere with the production, distribution, function, metabolism, or excretion of hormones in …