Current knowledge on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from animal biology to humans, from pregnancy to adulthood: highlights from a national Italian meeting

ME Street, S Angelini, S Bernasconi, E Burgio… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Wildlife has often presented and suggested the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals
(EDCs). Animal studies have given us an important opportunity to understand the …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals' effects in children: what we know and what we need to learn?

B Predieri, L Iughetti, S Bernasconi… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thousands of natural or manufactured chemicals were defined as endocrine-disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) because they can interfere with hormone activity and the endocrine …

Organic farming lessens reliance on pesticides and promotes public health by lowering dietary risks

C Benbrook, S Kegley, B Baker - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Organic agriculture is a production system that relies on prevention, ecological processes,
biodiversity, mechanical processes, and natural cycles to control pests and maintain …

Atrazine and its degradation products in drinking water source and supply: risk assessment for environmental and human health in Campinas, Brazil

BDC Vizioli, GS da Silva, JF de Medeiros… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Atrazine is a broad-spectrum herbicide widely used worldwide to control grassy and
broadleaf weeds. Atrazine's popularity is attributable to its cost-effectiveness and reliable …

Immune and nervous systems interaction in endocrine disruptors toxicity: the case of atrazine

V Galbiati, E Buoso… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Endocrine disruptors (ED) are natural and anthropogenic chemicals that can interfere with
hormonal systems at different levels. As such, ED-induced alterations in hormone functions …

Toxic effects of atrazine on liver and underlying mechanism: a review

H Qian, H Zhao, H Ye, J Cui, X Fang, Y Zhang… - Exposure and Health, 2024 - Springer
Atrazine (ATR) is one kind of herbicide, which is widely used for weeding of dry crops such
as corn, sorghum, and fruit trees. Due to its long half-life in soil and refractory degradation in …

Meta-analysis and experimental validation identified atrazine as a toxicant in the male reproductive system

S Zhu, T Zhang, Y Wang, X Zhou, S Wang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Atrazine (ATZ), as a widely used triazine herbicide, is an environmental endocrine disruptor
(EDC) that can cause many health problems. Therefore, we conducted this study based on …

Exposure to non-persistent pesticides and puberty timing: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence

F Castiello, C Freire - European Journal of Endocrinology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Numerous modern non-persistent pesticides have demonstrated
estrogenic/anti-androgenic activity and have been classified as endocrine-disrupting …

Teratogenic effects of the dicamba herbicide in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos

K Felisbino, N Kirsten, S da Silva Milhorini… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dicamba has been used worldwide for 60 years, but few studies have been conducted on its
environmental safety and health effects. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the acute …

[HTML][HTML] A critical role for estrogen signaling in penis development

LC Govers, TR Phillips, DM Mattiske, N Rashoo… - The FASEB …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hypospadias, a developmental defect of the penis, is one of the most common congenital
malformations in humans. Its incidence has rapidly increased over recent decades, and this …