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Endocrine Disruptors

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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.  note entry term ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR EFFECT: use only for the endocrine disruptor effect of a chemical substance   
See Also Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagon 		Other names Effects, Endocrine Disruptor; Effect, Endocrine Disruptor; Disruptors, Endocrine; Disruptor Effects, Endocrine; Disruptor Effect, Endocrine; Chemicals, Endocrine Disrupting; Endocrine Disruptor Effects; Endocrine Disruptor Effect; Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals

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