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Theo Colborn, Diane Dumanoski & John Peterson Myers.
Pesticide
Compound | Hormone system affected | Mechanism | References |
Acetochlor | Thyroid (decrease of thyroid hormone levels, increase in TSH) | ||
Alachlor | Thyroid (decrease of thyroid hormone levels, increase in TSH) | ||
Aldrin | Estrogen | Binds to estrogen receptors; competes with estradiol. | |
Allethrin, d-trans | Estrogen | ||
Amitrol | Thyroid | Thyroid peroxidase inhibitors; inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis. | |
Atrazine | Neuroendocrine-pituitary (depression of LH surge), testosterone metabolism. | Inhibits ligand binding to androgen and estrogen receptors. | |
Carbaryl | Estrogen and progesterone | ||
Chlofentezine | Thyroid | Enhances secretion of thyroid hormone. | |
Chlordane | Testosterone and progesterone | ||
Cypermethrin | Disruption of reproductive function | ||
DDT | Estrogen | DDT and related compounds act in a number of ways to disrupt endocrine function by binding with the estrogen receptor, including estrogen mimickry and antagonism, altering the pattern of synthesis or metabolism of hormones, and (4) modifying hormone receptor levels | |
DDT Metabolite, p,p'-DDE | Androgen | Inhibits androgen binding to the androgen receptor, androgen-induced transcriptional activity, and androgen action in developing, pubertal and adult male rats. | |
Dicofol (Kelthane) | Estrogen | ||
Dieldrin | Estrogen | Binds to estrogen receptor;competes with estradiol. | |
Endosulfan | Estrogen | ||
Ethylene thiourea | Thyroid | Thyroid peroxidase inhibitor. | |
Fenarimol | Estrogen | Estrogen receptor agonist. | |
Fenbuconazole | Thyroid | Enhances secretion of thyroid hormone. | |
Fenitrothion | Antiandrogen | Competitive androgen receptor antagonist. | |
Fenvalerate | Estrogen | ||
Fipronil | Thyroid | Enhances secretion of thyroid hormone. | |
Heptachlor | Thyroid | ||
Heptachlor-epoxide | Thyroid/Reproductive | Metabolite of heptachlor | Reuber 1987 |
Iprodione | Inhibition of testosterone synthesis | ||
Karate | Thyroid | A decrease of thyroid hormone in serum; direct effect on the thyroid gland? | |
Kepone (Chlordecone) | Estrogen | Displays androgen and estrogen receptor-binding affinities. | |
Ketoconazole | Effects on reproductive systems | ||
Lindane (Hexachlorocyclohexane) | Estrogen/Androgen | Inhibits ligand binding to androgen and estrogen receptors. | |
Linuron | Androgen | Androgen receptor antagonist. | |
Malathion | Thyroid | Significant decrease of thyroid hormone in serum, with perhaps a direct effect on the thyroid gland. | |
Mancozeb | Thyroid | Thyroid peroxidase inhibitors. | |
Maneb | Thyroid | The metabolite ethylenthiourea inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis. | |
Methomyl | Thyroid | ||
Methoxychlor | Estrogen | Through mechanisms other than receptor antagonism. Precise mechanism still unclear. | |
Metribuzin | Thyroid | ||
Mirex | Antiandrogenic activity; inhibits production of LH. Potentially thyroid. | ||
Nitrofen | Thyroid | Structural similarities to the thyroid hormones; nitrofen or its metabolite may have thyroid hormone activities. | |
Nonachlor, trans- | Estrogen | Estrogen receptor agonist? | |
Oxychlordane | Reproductive | ||
Pendimethalin | Thyroid | Enhances secretion of thyroid hormone. | |
Pentachloronitrobenzene | Thyroid | Enhances secretion of thyroid hormone. | |
Permethrin | Estrogenic | ||
Procymidone | Androgen | Androgen receptor antagonist. | |
Prodiamine | Thyroid | Enhances secretion of thyroid hormone. | |
Pyrimethanil | Thyroid | Enhances secretion of thyroid hormone. | |
Sumithrin | Androgen | ||
Tarstar | Thyroid | A decrease of thyroid hormone in serum; direct effect on the thyroid gland? | |
Thiazopyr | Thyroid | Enhances secretion of thyroid hormone. | |
Thiram | Neuroendocrine-pituitary (depression of LH surge), thyroid (decrease of T4, increase of TSH) | ||
Toxaphene | Estrogen/ Thyroid | ||
Triadimefon | Estrogen | Estrogen receptor agonist. | |
Triadimenol | Estrogen | Estrogen receptor agonist | |
Tributyltin | Reproductive | ||
Trifluralin | Reproductive/ Metabolic | ||
Vinclozolin | Androgen | Anti-androgenic. (Competes with androgens for the androgen receptor (AR), inhibits AR-DNA binding, and alters androgen-dependent gene expression.) | |
Zineb | Thyroid | The metabolite ethylenthiourea inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis. | |
Ziram | Thyroid | Inhibits the iodide peroxidase. Structural similarities between ziram and thiram; ziram can be metabolized to thiram in the environment. |