Potpourri
What is the Endocrine System.
These compounds are found in spinach and clover and exhibit weak estrogenic effects.
What are isoflavones.
The process in which an EDC resembles the natural ligand.
What is Mimicry.
TRUE or FALSE: EDCs only affect people.
FALSE
These compounds inhibit receptor activity.
What are Antagonists
The receptor required for DES effects.
What is the Estrogen Receptor.
DES daughters exhibit a higher risk for these diseases.
What are cancers and reproductive deficits.
Effect in which the slope of the curve response changes one or more times-one or several doses can have varying effects.
What is non-monotonicity.
The process in which an EDC prevents the receptor from binding a ligand.
What is blocking or antagonism.
Compound exhibiting differential effects in trophoblast cells vs in vivo pregnancy.
What is Coumestrol.
Chemicals found in our water supply exhibiting estrogenic effects.
What are PFAS.
Positive and negative feedback loops work to maintain this in the endocrine system.
What is homeostasis.
DES produces this condition in humans and mice.
What is obesity.
The name for an EDC activating a hormone signaling pathway.
What is an Agonist.
This characteristic allows steroids to be soluble in plasma membranes.
What is their lipophilic nature.