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Cryptorchidism and hypospadias have been related to prenatal estrogen exposure in animal models. Some chemicals used in farming and gardening have been shown to possess estrogenic and other hormone-disrupting effects. Earlier studies have indicated increased risks of urogenital malformations in the sons of pesticide appliers. In the present study, parental occupation in the farming and gardenin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1903
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/067315b0