Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including the mass-produced component of
plastics, bisphenol A (BPA) are widely prevalent in aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Many …

Environmental compounds can interfere with endocrine systems of wildlife and humans. The
main sink of such substances, called endocrine disrupters (ED), are surface waters. Thus …

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with 9.6 million cancer‐related
deaths in 2018. Cancer incidence has increased over time, and so has the prescription rate …

Despite numerous studies suggesting that amphibians are highly sensitive to endocrine
disruptors (EDs), both their role in the decline of populations and the underlying …

A 27-day controlled exposure study of adult male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) was
conducted to examine the mechanism by which tebuconazole may disrupt steroidogenesis …

Environmental variation in the Anthropocene involves several factors that interfere with
endocrine systems of wildlife and humans, presenting a planetary boundary of still unknown …

Anticancer drugs in the aquatic environment have drawn a lot of attention in the last decade.
Since wastewater treatment plants are inefficient at fully eliminating trace concentrations of …

The main component of classical contraceptives, 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), has high
estrogenic activity even at environmentally relevant concentrations. Although estrogenic …

A number of man-made chemicals has been shown to mimic endogenous hormones and to
induce alterations of reproductive physiology in wild populations. Of particular importance …