Sexual maturation in relation to polychlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons: Sharpe and Skakkebaek's hypothesis revisited.

Polychlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons (PCAHs) have been described as endocrine disruptors in animals and in accidentally or occupationally exposed humans. In the present study we examined the effect of moderate exposure to PCAHs on sexual maturation. Two hundred adolescents (mean age, 17.4 years) wh...

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Main Authors: Den Hond, Elly, Roels, Harry A, Hoppenbrouwers, Karel, Nawrot, Tim, Thijs, Lutgarde, Vandermeulen, Corinne, Winneke, Gerhard, Vanderschueren, Dirk, Staessen, Jan A
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 2002
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1240947/