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Descriptor
English
:
Endocrine Disruptors
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Disruptores Endocrinos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Disruptores Endócrinos
Synonyms
English
:
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Tree Number:
D27.505.696.353
D27.888.284.295
Definition
English
:
Exogenous agents, synthetic and naturally occurring, which are capable of disrupting the functions of the
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
including the
maintenance
of
HOMEOSTASIS
and the regulation of developmental processes.
Endocrine disruptors
are compounds that can mimic
HORMONES
, or enhance or block the binding of
hormones
to their receptors, or otherwise
lead
to activating or inhibiting the endocrine signaling pathways and hormone
metabolism.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
note entry term ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR EFFECT: use only for the endocrine disruptor effect of a chemical substance
See Related
English
:
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
History Note
English
:
2006
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
51206
Unique Identifier:
D052244
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