Cadmium mimics the in vivo effects of estrogen in the uterus and mammary gland
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Environmental contaminants that mimic the effect of estrogen contribute to disruption of the reproductive systems of animals in the wild, and to the high incidence of hormone-related cancers and diseases in western population, are mentioned. Present studies show that Cadmium also has potent estrogen like activity in vivo.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2003
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Cadmium's disguise dupes the estrogen receptor
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Studies show that Cadmium is a toxic environmental pollutant that has worrisome estrogenic effect in cell culture. Results highlights that cadmium can act as an estrogen mimic in the whole animal, inducing conditions ranging from uterine hyperplasia to early onset of puberty.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2003
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Neuropeptide Y acts directly in the periphery on fat tissue and mediates stress-induced obesity and metabolic syndrome
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The different results of stress with relevance to body weight, the role of neuropeptide Y on adipose tissue are examined.
Publication Name: Nature Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1078-8956
Year: 2007
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