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Influences of environmental hormones on human health
WANG Yi-juan1, WANG Zhao-hui2
1. The First Hospital of Changsha City, Changsha 410005, China; 2. Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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Abstract  

Environmental hormones (ERs) include a wide variety of chemicals to act as endocrine disruptors in a diverse range of organisms.ERs have become ubiquitous in the environment,and these endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) not only have harmful effects on the reproduce ability,but also affect a wide range of behaviors and cognitive abilities.This review summarizes the recent reports in ERs,and analyzes the harmful effects of ERs on human health.The possible action mechanisms of ERs are also described.Furthermore,control and management of ERs pollution are discussed in this paper.

Key wordsenvironmental hormone      human healthy      reproduction toxicity      carcinogen     
Received: 25 December 2007     
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WANG Yi-juan,WANG Zhao-hui. Influences of environmental hormones on human health[J]. , 2007, 26(6): 564-569.
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