Estrogen Mimics and thier Effect on the Environment.

Title: Estrogen Mimics and thier Effect on the Environment.
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Estrogen Mimics and thier Effect on the Environment.
Until now DDT could very well be considered the biggest environmental disaster to date. DDT, or dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, reportedly induced cancer in animals, induced antiandrogen effects, and impaired Natural Killer cells and T lymphocyte responses (Daniels et al. 2002). But now estrogen mimics confront the environment with a potentially greater catastrophe.<Tab/> Estrogen mimics, or xenoestrogens (foreign estrogens), are introduced into the body from the environment, mimic the actions of estrogen produced cells …showed first 75 words of 484 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 484 total…Associations of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) 4.4 and dichlorodiplenyldichloroethylene (DDE) 4.4 blood levels with plasma. Davis, Derva lee and Bradlow, H. Leon. Scientific American Oct. 1995 v273 n4 pp166. Can Environmental Estrogens Cause Breast Cancer? Buhler, Donald R.; Miranda, Cristobal L.; Henderson, Marilyn C.; Yang, Yea-Huey; Lee, Su-Jun; Wang-Buhler, Jun-Lan. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 2000 pp91-101. Effects of 17beta-Estradiol and Testosterone on Hepatic mRNA/Protein Levels and Catalytic Activities of CYP2M1, and CYP3A27 in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

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