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SUBMITTER: Quignot N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3543310 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Quignot Nadia N Bois Frédéric Y FY
PloS one 20130111 1
A finely tuned balance between estrogens and androgens controls reproductive functions, and the last step of steroidogenesis plays a key role in maintaining that balance. Environmental toxicants are a serious health concern, and numerous studies have been devoted to studying the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The effects of EDCs on steroidogenic enzymes may influence steroid secretion and thus lead to reproductive toxicity. To predict hormonal balance disruption on the basis o ...[more]