endocrine disruptors

Preferred Label : endocrine disruptors;

MeSH definition : Exogenous agents, synthetic and naturally occurring, which are capable of disrupting the functions of the ENDOCRINE SYSTEM including the maintenance of HOMEOSTASIS and the regulation of developmental processes. Endocrine disruptors are compounds that can mimic HORMONES, or enhance or block the binding of hormones to their receptors, or otherwise lead to activating or inhibiting the endocrine signaling pathways and hormone metabolism.;

MeSH synonym : endocrine disrupting chemicals; disruptors, endocrine; chemicals, endocrine disrupting; Endocrine Disruptor; Disruptor, Endocrine; Endocrine Disrupting Chemical; Chemical, Endocrine Disrupting; Disrupting Chemical, Endocrine;

Related MeSH term : endocrine disruptor effect; Disruptor Effect, Endocrine; Effect, Endocrine Disruptor; Endocrine Disruptor Effects; Disruptor Effects, Endocrine; Effects, Endocrine Disruptor;

MeSH annotation : note entry term ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR EFFECT: use only for the endocrine disruptor effect of a chemical substance;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endocrine disruptor;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

D052244;

UMLS CUI

C1568245;

Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- agonists [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Hormonal Disruptors [DeCS]
Indexing information
- bis(2-ethylhexyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrabromophtalate [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- bisphenol AF [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Metaterm(s)
- endocrinology [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- endocrine disruptor effect [MeSH concept]
- endocrine disruptors [MeSH concept]
See also
- hormones, hormone substitutes, and hormone antagonists [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance [UMLS semantic type]
Substance(s)
- 2-(benzo(1,3)dioxo-5-yl)-6-isopropyl-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2H-chromene-3-carboxylic acid [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- bisphenol AF [MeSH Supplementary Concept]

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