Edible plant oil (EPO) is an indispensable nutritional resource for human health. Various
cultivars of oil-bearing plants are grown worldwide, and the chemical compositions of …

The review aims to comprehensively present the impact of exposure to endocrine disruptors
(EDs) in relation to the clinical manifestation of obesity and related diseases, including …

Human population density within 100 km of the sea is approximately three times higher than
the global average. People in this zone are concentrated in coastal cities that are hubs for …

Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an estrogenic monomer commonly used in the manufacture of
numerous consumer products such as food and beverage containers. Widespread human …

Glucagon, secreted from pancreatic α-cells integrated within the islets of Langerhans, is
involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism by enhancing the synthesis and …

Pollutants, originating from both land and sea, are responsible for significant lethal and sub-
lethal effects on marine life. Pollution impacts all trophic levels, from primary producers to …

The present paper summarizes the toxicological data on the effects of the organochlorine
pesticides DDT, its metabolites, TCPM, methoxychlor and lindane on folliculogenesis …

Background Several environmental agents termed “endocrine disrupting compounds” or
EDCs have been reported to bind and activate the estrogen receptor-α (ER). The EDCs DDT …

A group of intracellular nuclear receptors is a protein superfamily including arylhydrocarbon
AhR, estrogen ER, androgen AR, thyroid TR and retinoid receptors RAR/RXR as well as …

The heritable component of breast cancer accounts for only a small proportion of total
incidences. Environmental and lifestyle factors are therefore considered to among the major …