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BPA is known as an endocrine disruptor compound (EDC) and has major neurological effects on vertebrates. [110] Depending on the vertebrate species studied, the documented effects of ingestion and exposure to BPA may differ.
Many people of color are exposed to greater levels of endocrine disruptors, Bloom said. Some researchers have speculated that is because products marketed toward them, including hair care products ...
The health effects of BPA have been the subject of prolonged public and scientific debate. [12] [13] [14] BPA is a xenoestrogen, exhibiting hormone-like properties that mimic the effects of estrogen in the body. [15] Although the effect is very weak, [16] the pervasiveness of BPA-containing materials raises concerns, as exposure is effectively ...
BPA is an example of an endocrine disruptor which negatively affects reproductive development by acting as an estrogen mimicker (xenoestrogen) and a likely androgen mimicker. [46] Bisphenol A exposure in fetal female rats leads to mammary gland morphogenesis , increased formation of ovarian tumors , and increased risk of developing mammary ...
The first-of-its-kind study, published in JAMA Network Open May 23, looked at the effects of 45 different endocrine- disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on children who were exposed to them in utero. EDCs ...
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A comparison of the structures of the natural estrogen hormone estradiol (left) and one of the nonyl-phenols (right), a xenoestrogen endocrine disruptor. Endocrine disruptors, sometimes also referred to as hormonally active agents, [1] endocrine disrupting chemicals, [2] or endocrine disrupting compounds [3] are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormonal) systems. [4]
In this way, xenohormones act as endocrine disruptors by increasing or decreasing the activation of hormone receptors in the body. Xenohormones can often act on multiple hormone receptor types and enact multiple different effects. For example, BPA acts as an agonist of estrogen receptors and as an antagonist of androgen receptors. [15]