Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): routes of exposure and effects on human health

DO Carpenter - Reviews on environmental health, 2006 - degruyter.com
The polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are synthetic organochlorine chemicals that were
useful industrial products in the past, but their production was ended because they persist in …

Understanding the human health effects of chemical mixtures.

DO Carpenter, K Arcaro, DC Spink - Environmental health …, 2002 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Most research on the effects of chemicals on biologic systems is conducted on one chemical
at a time. However, in the real world people are exposed to mixtures, not single chemicals …

Developmental exposure of rats to a reconstituted PCB mixture or aroclor 1254: effects on organ weights, aromatase activity, sex hormone levels, and sweet …

J Hany, H Lilienthal, A Sarasin, A Roth-Härer… - Toxicology and applied …, 1999 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are lipophilic industrial chemicals which are regularly
detected in human breast milk, serum, and tissues. They possess hormone-modulating …

[HTML][HTML] Reproductive function in a population of young Faroese men with elevated exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and perfluorinated alkylate …

MS Petersen, J Halling, N Jørgensen, F Nielsen… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Semen quality may be adversely affected by exposure to environmental chemicals such as
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and perfluorinated alkylate substances (PFASs) that are …

Studies on the protective role of vitamin C and E against polychlorinated biphenyl (Aroclor 1254)—induced oxidative damage in Leydig cells

P Murugesan, T Muthusamy… - Free Radical …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Free radical production and lipid peroxidation are potentially important mediators in
testicular physiology and toxicology. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are global …

Lower serum testosterone associated with elevated polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Native American men

A Goncharov, R Rej, S Negoita… - Environmental …, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides are endocrine
disruptors, altering both thyroid and estrogen hormonal systems. Less is known of action on …

Effects of estrogens and xenoestrogens on androgen production by Atlantic croaker testes in vitro: evidence for a nongenomic action mediated by an estrogen …

AK Loomis, P Thomas - Biology of Reproduction, 2000 - academic.oup.com
The short-term effects of estrogens and xenoestrogens on testicular androgen production
were investigated in an in vitro incubation bioassay system using testicular tissue from the …

Persistent organic pollutants and couple fecundability: a systematic review

LG Kahn, KG Harley, EL Siegel, Y Zhu… - Human reproduction …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Despite increasing regulation, exposure to persistent organic pollutants
(POPs) remains a serious public health concern due to their accumulation in the …

Inhibition of rat testicular androgenesis by a polychlorinated biphenyl mixture Aroclor 1248

SA Andric, TS Kostic, SS Stojilkovic… - Biology of …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are complex mixtures of congeners that exhibit
carcinogenic and toxicant activities in a variety of mammalian tissues. Here, we studied the …

Effects of polychlorinated biphenyl (Aroclor 1254) on steroidogenesis and antioxidant system in cultured adult rat Leydig cells

P Murugesan, M Balaganesh… - Journal of …, 2007 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are ubiquitous and persistent environmental
contaminants that disturb normal endocrine functions, including gonadal functions in …