Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
bitertanol
CAS # 55179-31-2
Category*
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Allen AR, MacPhail RC. 1993. Bitertanol, a triazole fungicide, increases operant responding but not motor activity. Neurotoxicol Teratol 15(4):237-242.
Chan PK, Lu SY, Liao JW, Wei CF, Tsai Y, Ueng TH. 2006. Induction and inhibition of cytochrome P450-dependent monooxygenases of rats by fungicide bitertanol. Food Chem Toxicol 44(12):2047-2057.
Kojima H, Katsura E, Takeuchi S, Niiyama K, Kobayashi K. 2004. Screening for estrogen and androgen receptor activities in 200 pesticides by in vitro reporter gene assays using Chinese hamster ovary cells. Environ Health Perspect 112(5):524-531.
*Category References
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (CPCN).
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.