"endocrine activity" refers to the way our body produces and releases hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers that travel through the bloodstream and help control various functions of our body, like growth, metabolism, and mood. When we talk about
endocrine activity, we are talking about the processes and actions related to these hormones and how they affect our overall health and well-being.
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The agency responded, «While the EPA recognizes there are reasons to believe that this strain might be less sensitive, the data currently available appear to show that it is no worse (or better) than other strains for screening
for endocrine activity.»
Compiling lists that were developed for different purposes, that are not specific for potentially endocrine active chemicals, that utilize different methodologies and criteria for designating a chemical as endocrine active or an endocrine disruptor, and do not require appropriate data quality or standard guidelines to conclude
on endocrine activity serves no purpose, and is not a scientifically responsible means to educate regulatory authorities or the public.»
Public understanding and public policy are much better informed when we all work together to use clear and consistent descriptions of the difference
between endocrine activity and endocrine disruption.
To date, only a few dozen pesticides have gone through the battery of five in vitro and six in vivo assays to screen for
potential endocrine activity under the program.
The researchers used 18 of those assays to screen more than 1,800 chemicals — including pesticides, food - use chemicals, and substances with known or
suspected endocrine activity.
Franceschi, C., Chiricolo, M., Licastro, F., Zannotti, M., Masi, M., Mocchegiani, E., and Fabris, N. Oral zinc supplementation in Down's syndrome: restoration of
thymic endocrine activity and of some immune defects.
«This is the first preliminary evidence that attending a cultural event can have an impact
on endocrine activity,» said research lead Daisy Fancourt of the Centre for Performance Science, a partnership between the Royal College of Music and Imperial College London.
Lists come into play by helping regulators prioritize chemicals to screen and test
for endocrine activity and potential endocrine disruption.
The launch of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) in the late 1990s marked a new direction for how EPA would review certain chemicals for
endocrine activity and effects.
Perceived stigmatization, ingroup pride, and immune and
endocrine activity: Evidence from a community sample of Black and Latina women.