Forage findings: expanding the definition of EDCs.(Science Selections)

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: May 1, 2004| Author: Barrett, Julia R. | Copyright information

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can derail hormone signaling pathways in vertebrates by interacting with estrogen receptors. These same receptors can also serve as unintended docking sites for phytoestrogens, weakly estrogenic chemicals produced by plants to deter herbivores, attract beneficial insects, and recruit symbiotic nitrogen-fixing soil bacteria. Now Jennifer E. Fox, currently of the Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Oregon, and colleag...

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