Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are a growing public health concern worldwide.
Consumption of foodstuffs is currently thought to be one of the principal exposure routes to …

The management of infertility problems has become an increasingly important part of health
services during the past 20 years. A substantial number of couples seek fertility treatment …

A central goal of green chemistry is to avoid hazard in the design of new chemicals. This
objective is best achieved when information about a chemical's potential hazardous effects …

The widespread use of tributyltin (TBT) as biocides in antifouling paints and agricultural
chemicals has led to environmental and marine pollution. Human exposure occurs mainly …

We review trialkyltin and triaryltin compounds, representing a class of organometallic
compounds that function as nuclear retinoid X receptors (RXR) agonists due to their …

The current scenario of male infertility is not yet fully elucidated; however, there is increasing
evidence that it is associated with the widespread exposure to endocrine-disrupting …

Background: Tributyltin (TBT) is widely used as an antifouling agent that may cause
reproductive toxicity. The mechanism of TBT on Leydig cell development is still unknown …

In the last decades, several studies evidenced a decrease in male fertility in developed
countries. Although the aetiology of this trend in male reproductive health remains a matter …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD),
polychlorobiphenyl (PCB) 126 and 153, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) …

Tributyltin (TBT), an organotin chemical used as a catalyst and biocide, can stimulate
cholesterol efflux in non-steroidogenic cells. Since cholesterol is the first limiting step for sex …