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Toxicology
Endocrine disruption in puberty may predispose females to later disease
February 10th, 2005
Endocrine disruption during puberty may predispose females to later disease, according to University of California, Davis, researchers. "Environmental contaminants with estrogenic properties have the potential to alter pubertal development. In addition to the reproductive system, other systems that mature under the influence of estrogen could be affected," said Mari S. Golub and colleagues. They "examined the effect on immune, hematologic, and bone mass parameters of treatment with estrogenic agents (methoxychlor (MXC) 25 and 50 mg/kg/day; diethylstilbestrol (DES) 0.5 mg/kg/day) given in the peripubertal period to female rhesus monkeys." ...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-10)
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