Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
lead acetate
CAS # 301-04-2
Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Household product ingredient
Industrial additive
Medical/Veterinary/Research
Metal/Metallurgy
Personal care product/Cosmetic ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Gilbert ME, Mack CM, Lasley SM. 1999. Chronic developmental lead exposure and hippocampal long-term potentiation: biphasic dose-response relationship. Neurotoxicology 20(1):71-82.
Sokol RZ, Madding CE, Swerdloff RS. 1985. Lead toxicity and the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis. Biol Reprod 33(3):722-728.
Zheng W, Shen H, Blaner WS, Zhao Q, Ren X, Graziano JH. 1996. Chronic lead exposure alters transthyretin concentration in rat cerebrospinal fluid: the role of the choroid plexus. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 139(2):445-450.
*Category References
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.