Best content in KSC Biology 490 Summer 2010

Welcome to CDC's DES Update Homepage - 0 views

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ED transgen

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Background on diethylstilbesterol, a synthetic estrogen, that has caused transgenerational effects.

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TEDX - The Endocrine Disruption Exchange - 0 views

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EED general

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Site started by Theo Colburn, author of "Our Stolen Future."

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Environmental Agents: Endocrine Disruptors - 0 views

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EED general

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site maintained by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

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Environmental Health Perspectives - 0 views

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EED general

shared by suwhitte on 14 May 10 - Cached

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Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news published by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. EHP's mission is to serve as a forum for the discussion of the interrelationships between the environment and human health by publishing in a balanced and objective manner the best peer-reviewed research and most current and credible news of the field. With an impact factor of 6.12, EHP is the top monthly journal in public, environmental, and occupational health and the second-ranked monthly journal in environmental sciences. The environmental health sciences include many fields of study and increasingly comprise a multidisciplinary research area. EHP publishes articles from a wide range of scientific disciplines encompassing basic research; epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; relevant ethical, legal, social, environmental justice, and policy topics; longitudinal human studies; in vitro and in vivo animal research with a clear relationship to human health; and environmental medicine case reports. Because children are uniquely sensitive to their environments, EHP devotes a research section specifically to issues surrounding children's environmental health. Search current issue and archives for journal articles related to your topic.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) is a monthly journal of peer-reviewed research and news published by the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. EHP's mission is to serve as a forum for the discussion of the interrelationships between the environment and human health by publishing in a balanced and objective manner the best peer-reviewed research and most current and credible news of the field. With an impact factor of 6.12, EHP is the top monthly journal in public, environmental, and occupational health and the second-ranked monthly journal in environmental sciences. The environmental health sciences include many fields of study and increasingly comprise a multidisciplinary research area. EHP publishes articles from a wide range of scientific disciplines encompassing basic research; epidemiologic studies; risk assessment; relevant ethical, legal, social, environmental justice, and policy topics; longitudinal human studies; in vitro and in vivo animal research with a clear relationship to human health; and environmental medicine case reports. Because children are uniquely sensitive to their environments, EHP devotes a research section specifically to issues surrounding children's environmental health. Search current issue and archives for journal articles related to your topic.</div>

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ehormone website - Tulane University - 0 views

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EED general

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Excellent website with current information on a variety of EED-related topics. Includes some learning modules and links to other resources.

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Estrogen Receptor Interacting with DNA - 0 views

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estrogen receptor DNA HRE hormone

shared by Matthew Ragan on 11 May 10 - Cached

Matthew Ragan on 11 May 10

Nuclear hormone receptor proteins form a class of ligand activated proteins that, when bound to specific sequences of DNA serve as on-off switches for transcription within the cell nucleus. These switches control the development and differentiation of skin, bone and behavioral centers in the brain, as well as the continual regulation of reproductive tissues.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nuclear hormone receptor proteins form a class of ligand activated proteins that, when bound to specific sequences of DNA serve as on-off switches for transcription within the cell nucleus. These switches control the development and differentiation of skin, bone and behavioral centers in the brain, as well as the continual regulation of reproductive tissues.</div>

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Environment and health: 6. Endocrine disruption and potential human health implications... - 0 views

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shared by suwhitte on 20 May 10 - Cached

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link to a pdf of a review article on endocrine disruptors and human health. A nice overview of the field.

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Reproductive Toxins and Alligator Abnormalities at Lake Apopka, Florida - 0 views

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shared by Anna McLean on 24 May 10 - Cached

it has been shown that many of the environmental chemicals found in alligator plasma or eggs bind the alligator estrogen and/or progesterone receptors in vitro
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Guillette et al. ( 1 ) suggested that the reproductive failure at Lake Apopka could have been related to general agricultural pollution and to a spill from a nearby pesticide manufacturing facility. From 1957 to 1981, the facility (Tower Chemical Co.) manufactured and stored both chlorinated and organophosphate insecticides as well as a copper-salt-based fungicide at a site 1.5 miles from Lake Apopka. Wastewater from the manufacturing process was discharged into an unlined pond, and chemicals were burned or buried on site. During a heavy rain in 1980, the percolation pond overflowed and acidic wastewater discharged into a marsh that drains into Lake Apopka. DDT and other chemicals contaminated the lake during this extensive spill.
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ecause of the endocrine-disruptive potential of DDT's degradation products DDE and DDD, they have been the prime suspects in the reproductive abnormalities of the alligators
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The route of exposure for the alligators living in this environment might have occurred through both oral and dermal exposure
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he testicular abnormalities in alligators from Lake Apopka are similar to those in pesticide workers exposed to DBCP in that the seminiferous tubules are the affected target tissues.
- Anna McLean on 24 May 10
  
  Similar abnormalities act as evidence for the negative effects of DBCP. Evidence such as this help to support the cause, and disable individuals from referring to the alligators' issues as coincidence. Or that they have nothing to do with chemical spills, pesticides, and other pollutants.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Similar abnormalities act as evidence for the negative effects of DBCP. Evidence such as this help to support the cause, and disable individuals from referring to the alligators' issues as coincidence. Or that they have nothing to do with chemical spills, pesticides, and other pollutants.</div>
  
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given the levels found in the remaining pond, it is almost certain that DBCP entered Lake Apopka during the 1980 spill.
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The findings discussed above indicate a complex exposure scenario in which the etiology of the reproductive failure cannot be reconstructed with certainty due to the historic nature of the event
- Anna McLean on 24 May 10
  
  Emphasizes the difficultly scientists have in proving the causes of the observed problems in many species, such as the Lake Apopka alligators.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Emphasizes the difficultly scientists have in proving the causes of the observed problems in many species, such as the Lake Apopka alligators.</div>
  
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Endocrine disruption in fish - Google Books - 0 views

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This is a google preview of a book which is about how the endocrine system is obstructed nad affected in fish

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BP's Corexit Increases Uptake of Endocrine Disruptors in Fish - What Will It Do to Peop... - 0 views

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PAH oil toxicity Corexit dispersant

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Report by an M.D. describing the ED effects of the dispersant used to "manage" the BP oil spill. Includes link to article on how PAH uptake by fish is increased when exposed to the dispersant (Corexit - give me a break on the name!).

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Report by an M.D. describing the ED effects of the dispersant used to "manage" the BP oil spill. Includes link to article on how PAH uptake by fish is increased when exposed to the dispersant (Corexit - give me a break on the name!).</div>

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The endocrine system and endocrine disruptors | The Canary Report - 0 views

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general EED

shared by suwhitte on 25 May 10 - Cached

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An exchange site for those concerned about chemical sensitivity. Many links to interesting articles.

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Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act of 2009 - 0 views

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fish EED

shared by suwhitte on 25 May 10 - Cached

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A letter from the American Fisheries Society to Obama asking him to support the Endocrine Disruption Prevention Act of 2009.

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ScienceDirect - Brain, Behavior, and Immunity : The potential influence of maternal st... - 0 views

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Brandon Knight

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Anna McLean on 25 May 10

Brandon, This may also be of interest to you.

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Global assessment of the state-of-the-science of endocrine disruptors - 0 views

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general EED wildlife humans

shared by Liz Richardson on 21 May 10 - Cached

Liz Richardson on 21 May 10

This is just the index, but the WHO has attempted to pinpoint which hormone compounds are most effective EEDs, and which hormones are most often mimicked. Discusses EED effects on wildlife as well as humans. Criteria for assessment of endocrine disruptors proposed for future studies.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is just the index, but the WHO has attempted to pinpoint which hormone compounds are most effective EEDs, and which hormones are most often mimicked. Discusses EED effects on wildlife as well as humans. Criteria for assessment of endocrine disruptors proposed for future studies.</div>

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