- Introduction to Hormone Disrupting Chemicals - http://website.lineone.net/~mwarhurst/index.html
An introduction to the effects of hormone disrupting chemicals on man and the environment, an overview of the endocrine system, and the response of governments and industry to this problem. Includes internet links and other references.
- The Hormones of the Human - http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/H/Hormones.html
Table of hormones, diagram of location of endocrine glands, categories and types of hormones, and regulation and transport.
- Endocrine Disrupters - http://whyfiles.org/045env_hormone/
From the Whyfiles, a study by the Environmental Protection Agency about synthetic chemicals causing hormone problems. Includes a look at the effects of pesticides on hormones, an overview of the human endocrine system, how endocrine disrupters work, and the EPA's action plan.
- Endocrine System - http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/endo/m_endo.htm
Features a series of tissue samples from the pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal glands
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