Research proves 'gender-bending' chemicals affect reproduction

Research proves 'gender-bending' chemicals affect reproduction

Assessing Hormone Receptor Activities of Pyrethroid Insecticides and Their Metabolites in Reporter Gene Assays

Assessing Hormone Receptor Activities of Pyrethroid Insecticides and Their Metabolites in Reporter Gene Assays

Environmental endocrine disruptors promote adipogenesis in the 3t3-l1 cell line through glucocorticoid receptor activation.

Summary: EDCs are able to promote adipogenesis through the activation of the GR, further implicating these compounds in the rising rates of obesity and diabetes.

Sargis, R. M., Johnson, D. N., Choudhury, R. A., and Brady, M. J. (2009). Environmental endocrine disruptors promote adipogenesis in the 3t3-l1 cell line through glucocorticoid receptor activation. Obesity. http://www.citeulike.org/user/HEIRS/article/6198203

EPA Orders Chemical Testing for Hormone Effects

"U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the first test orders for pesticide chemicals to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system...Click here.