The primary female sex hormones, estrogens, are responsible for the control of functions of
the female reproductive system, as well as the development of secondary sexual …

This review critically examines the data on claimed endocrine-mediated adverse effects of
chemicals on wildlife populations. It focuses on the effects of current-use chemicals, and …

Steroidal estrogens, originating principally from human excretion, are likely to play a major
role in causing widespread endocrine disruption in wild populations of the roach (Rutilus …

Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are found in municipal effluents and
represent the major sources of contamination for the aquatic environment. A preliminary …

Background: The presence of hormones in milk and dairy foods was discussed decades ago
but rather more concerns attended to that with respect to finding hormones as biomarkers in …

Intersex is defined as the simultaneous presence of male and female gonadal tissue in a
gonochoristic (fixed-sex) species. The intersex condition has been documented in both wild …

Intersex, or the presence of characteristics of both sexes, in fishes that are normally
gonochoristic has been used as an indicator of exposure to estrogenic compounds. In 2003 …

In recent years, evidences have accumulated that exposure to environmental components
with estrogenic activity causes reproductive disorders in human populations. Studies …

The quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (Q-RT-PCR)
technique has been increasingly used in endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) research …

To determine the impact of agricultural pesticides used in cotton cultivation on the health
status of fish living in a Beninese cotton basin, we compared the reproductive and hepatic …