Hormones and endocrine-disrupting chemicals: low-dose effects and nonmonotonic dose responses

LN Vandenberg, T Colborn, TB Hayes… - Endocrine …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
For decades, studies of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have challenged traditional
concepts in toxicology, in particular the dogma of “the dose makes the poison,” because …

Intrauterine position effects

BC Ryan, JG Vandenbergh - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2002 - Elsevier
A review of the literature suggests that individual variability in sex-related traits may be
influenced by variations in hormonal exposure during fetal development. In litter-bearing …

The impact of predator‐induced stress on the snowshoe hare cycle

R Boonstra, D Hik, GR Singleton… - Ecological …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
The sublethal effects of high predation risk on both prey behavior and physiology may have
long‐term consequences for prey population dynamics. We tested the hypothesis that …

Metabolic disruption in male mice due to fetal exposure to low but not high doses of bisphenol A (BPA): evidence for effects on body weight, food intake, adipocytes …

BM Angle, RP Do, D Ponzi, RW Stahlhut, BE Drury… - Reproductive …, 2013 - Elsevier
Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) is implicated in many aspects of metabolic disease in
humans and experimental animals. We fed pregnant CD-1 mice BPA at doses ranging from …

A physiologically based approach to the study of bisphenol A and other estrogenic chemicals on the size of reproductive organs, daily sperm production, and behavior

FS Vom Saal, PS Cooke… - Toxicology and …, 1998 - journals.sagepub.com
Two chemicals previously shown to have estrogenic activity, bisphenol A and octylphenol,
were examined for their effects on accessory reproductive organs and daily sperm …

[图书][B] Brain gender

M Hines - 2005 - books.google.com
Do biological factors, such as gonadal hormones, determine our sexual destiny after our
genes are in place? Do they make men aggressive, or women nurturing? Do they cause …

Prostate enlargement in mice due to fetal exposure to low doses of estradiol or diethylstilbestrol and opposite effects at high doses

FS Saal, BG Timms, MM Montano… - Proceedings of the …, 1997 - National Acad Sciences
On the basis of results of studies using high doses of estrogens, exposure to estrogen during
fetal life is known to inhibit prostate development. However, it is recognized in endocrinology …

[图书][B] Chance, development, and aging

CE Finch, TBL Kirkwood - 2000 - books.google.com
In Chance, Development, and Aging, two leading biological gerontologists review and
evaluate all of the available data to elucidate the respective roles played by genes and …

Low dose effect of in utero exposure to bisphenol A and diethylstilbestrol on female mouse reproduction

S Honma, A Suzuki, DL Buchanan, Y Katsu… - Reproductive …, 2002 - Elsevier
In utero exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA) at doses relevant to human consumption has been
reported to accelerate weight gain and puberty in female mice, but the effect of low dose …

Prenatal endocrine influences on sexual orientation and on sexually differentiated childhood behavior

M Hines - Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 2011 - Elsevier
Both sexual orientation and sex-typical childhood behaviors, such as toy, playmate and
activity preferences, show substantial sex differences, as well as substantial variability within …