The role of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in male fertility decline

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous compounds with natural or anthropogenic origin omnipresent in the environment. These compounds disrupt endocrine function through interaction with hormone receptor or alteration of hormone synthesis. Humans are environmentally exposed to EDCs throu...

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Main Author: Henriques, Magda Carvalho (author)
Other Authors: Loureiro, Susana (author), Fardilha, Margarida (author), Herdeiro, Maria Teresa (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/31063
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/31063