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Kylie D Rock Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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Dereje Jima Center for Human Health and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Susan Sumner NIH Eastern Regional Comprehensive Metabolomics Res. Core, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Heather M Stapleton Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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Heather B Patisaul Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Introduction Chemical flame retardants (FRs) are commonly applied to foam-based furniture and infant products to meet commercial flammability standards. Many FRs are additive rather than reactive, and therefore able to migrate, resulting in

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Bilal B Mughal CNRS/UMR7221, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France

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Barbara A Demeneix CNRS/UMR7221, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, Paris, France

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perchlorate, phenols, pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), poly brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) and phthalates ( Fig. 1 ). Many of these substances are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and were banned

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André Marques-Pinto Serviço de Endocrinologia, Departamento de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal

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Davide Carvalho Serviço de Endocrinologia, Departamento de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
Serviço de Endocrinologia, Departamento de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Al. Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal

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mice: reproductive toxicity and intergenerational transmission . Toxicological Sciences 2012 126 213 – 226 . ( doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfr327 ). 9 Darnerud PO . Brominated flame retardants as possible endocrine disrupters . International Journal

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Laura Chioma Endocrinology Unit, University Pediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

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Carla Bizzarri Endocrinology Unit, University Pediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

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Martina Verzani Endocrinology Unit, University Pediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

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Daniela Fava Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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Mariacarolina Salerno Paediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

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Donatella Capalbo Paediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Mother and Child, University Hospital Federico II, Naples, Italy

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Chiara Guzzetti Paediatric Endocrine Unit, Paediatric Hospital Microcitemico ‘A. Cao’, AO Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy

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Laura Penta Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

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Luigi Di Luigi Endocrinology Unit, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome ‘Foro Italico’, Rome, Italy

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Sandro Loche Paediatric Endocrine Unit, Paediatric Hospital Microcitemico ‘A. Cao’, AO Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy

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Marco Cappa Endocrinology Unit, University Pediatric Department, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy

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-called endocrine disruptors may have estrogen activity or may cause an increase of endogenous estrogen secretion ( 46 , 47 , 48 ). Flame retardants have been widely used in the last decades to reduce flammability of electronic devices. Their effect as endocrine

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Angelica Amorim Amato Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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Hailey Brit Wheeler Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA

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Bruce Blumberg Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA
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generations, referred to as ‘generational toxicology’ ( 104 ). Obesogens, old and new A variety of chemicals have been demonstrated to be obesogenic in animal studies. These include such widely used chemicals as phthalates, bisphenols, parabens, flame

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