- ►nih.gov [PDF] TR Zoeller, ALS Dowling, CTA Herzig, EA … - Environmental Health Perspectives, 2002 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov The importance of thyroid hormone in brain development has been extensively doc-
umented and reviewed for animals (1–13) and humans (14–22). These reviews
leave no doubt that thyroid hormone deficit or excess during development ... Cited by 76 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 26 versions
- ►nih.gov [PDF] KJ Gauger, Y Kato, K Haraguchi, HJ Lehmler, … - Environmental health perspectives, 2004 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are industrial chemicals consisting of paired
phenyl rings with various degrees of chlorination (Chana et al. 2002). Although
the production of PCBs was banned in the mid-1970s, these contami- nants ... Cited by 56 - Related articles - All 24 versions
L Hagmar - Thyroid, 2003 - liebertonline.com Animal studies show that exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or other
persistent organochlorine compounds can disrupt thyroid hormone homeostasis. In
some reports dietary exposures to PCBs have also been claimed to affect ... Cited by 44 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►eje-online.org M Boas, U Feldt-Rasmussen, NE Skakkebaek … - European Journal of Endocrinology, 2006 - EFES There is growing evidence that environmental chemicals can disrupt endocrine
systems. Most evidence originates from studies on reproductive organs. However,
there is also suspicion that thyroid homeostasis may be disrupted. Several ... Cited by 50 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
C Pelletier, P Imbeault, A Tremblay - Obesity reviews, 2003 - interscience.wiley.com Organochlorines are fat-soluble chemical compounds resistant to degradation, so
they are stored in the adipose tissue of practically every organism on the
planet, including humans. Accumulation of these compounds in the body seems ... Cited by 42 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 4 versions
GC Major, E Doucet, P Trayhurn, A Astrup, A … - International Journal of Obesity, 2007 - nature.com The epidemic of obesity is developing faster than the scientific understanding
of an efficient way to overcome it, as reflected by the low success rate of
short- and long-term weight loss interventions. From a clinical standpoint, ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►bmj.com N Ribas-Fito, M Sala, E Cardo, C Mazon, ME … - British Medical Journal, 2003 - oem.bmj.com Methods: A total of 98 mother-infant pairs (83.1% of all children born during
the period 1997–99 in a specific area polluted with HCB) were recruited.
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- ►nih.gov JD Meeker, L Altshul, R Hauser - Environmental research, 2007 - Elsevier Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and some organochlorine pesticides, which
continue to be measurable in a high proportion of blood samples from the general
population, have been found to alter thyroid hormone levels in animals and ... Cited by 21 - Related articles - All 6 versions
J Maervoet, G Vermeir, A Covaci, N Van … - Environmental Health Perspectives, 2007 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Background. Thyroid hormones are important regulators of brain development.
During critical periods of development, even transient disorders in thyroid
hormone availability may lead to profound neurologic impairment. Animal ... Cited by 14 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 16 versions
ME Turyk, HA Anderson, VW Persky - Environmental Health Perspectives, 2007 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov Thyroid hormone homeostasis can be disrupted by exposure to ubiquitous and
bioaccumulative organochlorines such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and
polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs). Whereas investigations of health ... Cited by 13 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
