This review reports current knowledge regarding the roles that cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg),
arsenic (As), lead (PB), manganese (Mn), and zinc (Zn) play as endocrine-disrupting …

Vitellogenins (Vg) are the major precursor of the egg-yolk proteins, vitellins (Vn), which
provide energy reserves for embryonic development in oviparous organisms. In mature …

Transgenerational effects of environmental toxins require either a chromosomal or
epigenetic alteration in the germ line. Transient exposure of a gestating female rat during the …

Parabens (4-hydroxybenzoic acid esters) have been recently reported to have oestrogenic
activity in yeast cells and animal models. Since the human population is exposed to …

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDC), including phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA),
phytoestrogens such as genistein and daidzein, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and …

It is generally accepted that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) play a role in a variety of
adverse health effects in an intact organism or its progeny as a consequence of changes in …

The current study was designed to examine the actions of a model endocrine disruptor on
embryonic testis development and male fertility. Pregnant rats (F0) that received a transient …

The natural female sex hormone estrogens binds once inside the cell to a protein receptor to
form a 'ligand-hormone receptor complex'. The binding activates the hormone receptor …

This paper addresses the question of whether p‐hydroxybenzoic acid, the common
metabolite of parabens, possesses oestrogenic activity in human breast cancer cell lines …

Reproductive pathology in the male represents about 20% of infertility cases. Male infertility
may be attributed to a number of causes, including genetic and congenital abnormalities …