Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
m-dinitrobenzene
CAS # 99-65-0
Alternative Names
m-DNB
1,3-dinitrobenzene
Category*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Allenby G, Foster PM, Sharpe RM. 1991. Evaluation of changes in the secretion of immunoactive inhibin by adult rat seminiferous tubules in vitro as an indicator of early toxicant action on spermatogenesis. Fundam Appl Toxicol 16(4):710-724.
Allenby G, Sharpe RM, Foster PM. 1990. Changes in Sertoli cell function in vitro induced by nitrobenzene. Fundam Appl Toxicol 14(2):364-375.
Foster PMD, Lloyd SC, Prout MS. 1987. Toxicity and metabolism of 1,3-dinitrobenzene in rat testicular cell cultures. Toxicol in Vitro 1(1):31-37.
*Category References
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.