Background: Plastics have conveyed great benefits to humanity and made possible some of
the most significant advances of modern civilization in fields as diverse as medicine …

Abstract The Endocrine Society's first Scientific Statement in 2009 provided a wake-up call to
the scientific community about how environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) …

Male reproductive health has declined as indicated by increasing rates of cryptorchidism, ie,
undescended testis, poor semen quality, low serum testosterone level, and testicular cancer …

Undescended testis—known as cryptorchidism—is one of the most common congenital
abnormalities observed in boys, and is one of the few known risk factors for testicular cancer …

The burden of adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight is
considerable across the world. Several risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes have …

Although common reproductive problems, such as male infertility and testicular cancer,
present in adult life, strong evidence exists that these reproductive disorders might have a …

Aluminum and tin are ubiquitous in the environment. In normal biological systems, however,
they are present only in trace amounts and have no recognized biological functions in …

The activities of acid beta-glucuronidase, alpha-mannosidase, alpha-glucosidase, alpha-
galactosidase, beta-galactosidase and beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase were analysed in …

Tributyltin chloride (TBT) is a xenobiotic used as a biocide in antifouling paints that has been
demonstrated to induce endocrine-disrupting effects, such as obesity and reproductive …

Background Humans are exposed to tributyltin (TBT), previously used as an antifouling paint
in ships, mainly through fish consumption. As TBT is a known obesogen, we studied the …