Hormonal profile changes under the influence of environmental factors in children residing in the Aral environmental disaster region
Valerii O. Erkudov,
Kenzhabek Umar ugli Rozumbetov,
Azat T. Matchanov
et al.
Abstract:BACKGROUND: Since the mid 20th century, the Southern Aral Sea Region is notorious as a region of ecological disaster, where anthropogenic influence led to the desiccation of the Aral Sea. Aridization of these territories is the cause of accumulation of endocrine disrupting chemicals — pesticides and toxic metals in soil and water.
AIM: The aim of this study was to assess the changes in hormonal profile under the influence of environmental factors in prepubertal children living at different distances from… Show more
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