Thyroid effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals

M Boas, U Feldt-Rasmussen, KM Main - Molecular and cellular …, 2012 - Elsevier
In recent years, many studies of thyroid-disrupting effects of environmental chemicals have
been published. Of special concern is the exposure of pregnant women and infants, as …

Health consequences of exposure to brominated flame retardants: a systematic review

YR Kim, FA Harden, LML Toms, RE Norman - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Brominated flame retardants (BFRs), are chemicals widely used in
consumer products including electronics, vehicles, plastics and textiles to reduce …

Neurobehavioral deficits, diseases, and associated costs of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in the European Union

M Bellanger, B Demeneix, P Grandjean… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Context: Epidemiological studies and animal models demonstrate that endocrine-disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) contribute to cognitive deficits and neurodevelopmental disabilities …

Bioconcentration and metabolism of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) result in thyroid endocrine disruption in zebrafish larvae

Q Chen, L Yu, L Yang, B Zhou - Aquatic toxicology, 2012 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have the potential to disturb the thyroid endocrine
system, but little is known of such effects or underlying mechanisms of BDE-209 in fish. In …

A comparison of the thyroid disruption induced by decabrominated diphenyl ethers (BDE-209) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) in rats

Y Wang, T Chen, Y Sun, X Zhao, D Zheng… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), a new alternative flame retardant to
the decabrominated diphenyl ethers (BDE-209), is widely used in a variety of products …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals in relation to thyroid hormone levels in infants–a Dutch prospective cohort study

M de Cock, MR de Boer, M Lamoree, J Legler… - Environmental …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Background Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) present in the environment
may disrupt thyroid hormones, which in early life are essential for brain development …

Association of prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and infant birth weight

KG Harley, J Chevrier, RA Schall… - American journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of persistent compounds that have
been used as flame retardants in vehicles, household furnishings, and consumer …

Maternal polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure and thyroid hormones in maternal and cord sera: the HOME study, Cincinnati, USA

AM Vuong, GM Webster, ME Romano… - Environmental …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) reduce blood concentrations of
thyroid hormones in laboratory animals, but it is unclear whether PBDEs disrupt thyroid …

BDE-209 induces male reproductive toxicity via cell cycle arrest and apoptosis mediated by DNA damage response signaling pathways

X Li, Y Zhu, C Zhang, J Liu, G Zhou, L Jing, Z Shi… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) is commonly used as a flame retardant,
usually in products that were utilized in electronic equipment, plastics, furniture and textiles …

Is decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) a developmental neurotoxicant?

LG Costa, G Giordano - Neurotoxicology, 2011 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants have become ubiquitous
environmental pollutants. The relatively higher body burden in toddlers and children has …