Endocrine Abstracts

The endocrine disruptor compounds (EDC) (e.g. chlorobenzenes (ClB), phenurone (PU), monurone (MU), diurone (DU)) are accumulative, lipophilic, chemical pollutants that can disturb the homeostatic balance and exert tumorigenic effects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of EDCs on the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and prolactin (Prl) release in primary cell cultures derived from rat normal adenohypophysis and prolactinoma.The...