Toxicant and Disease Database
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The CHE Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions. Diseases and or toxicants can be viewed by utilizing the search options below. See a full description of the database and our methodology.
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octylphenol
CAS number: 140-66-9
Diseases linked to this toxicant Grouped by strength of evidence
Limited Evidence Abnormal sperm (morphology, motility, and sperm count) Altered time to sexual maturation (accelerated or delayed puberty) |
References
Bøgh IB, Christensen P, Dantzer V, Groot M, Thøfner IC, Rasmussen RK, Schmidt M, Greve T. Endocrine disrupting compounds: effect of octylphenol on reproduction over three generations. Theriogenology. 2001 Jan;55(1):131-150.
Herath CB, Jin W, Watanabe G, Arai K, Suzuki AK, Taya K. Adverse effects of environmental toxicants, octylphenol and bisphenol A, on male reproductive functions in pubertal rats. Endocrine. 2004 Nov;25(2):163-72.
Klaassen CD, Ed. Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons, 6th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill 2001.
LaDou J, Ed. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 3rd Edition. New York: Lange Medical/McGraw-Hill Company, 2004.
Rom WM. Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 3rd Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 1998.
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