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TABLE 15.3 (continued)
Estrogens,.Synthetic.Estrogen,.and.Environmental.Endocrine.Active.Compounds
TypeofEstrogen
Class
Activity
Compound
Structure
Organochlorines.pesticide
Agonist
o
,.
p
′-DDT
Cl
CCl
3
Cl
PCB/Hydroxy-PCB
Agonist/antagonist
2′,4′,6′-trichloro-4-biphenylol
Cl
Cl
Cl
Cl
Phthalate
Agonist
Di-
n
-butyl.phthalate.ester
O
C
4
H
9
O
O
C
4
H
9
O
Source:
.
Mueller,.S.O..and.Korach,.K.S.,.Mechanisms.of.estrogen.receptor-mediated.agonistic.and.antagonistic.effects,.in:.
Endocrine Disruptors Part 1
.
(Metzler.M.,.ed.),.Springer-Verlag,.Berlin,.Germany,.2001.
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