Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
methoprene
CAS # 40596-69-8
Category*
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Harmon MA, Boehm MF, Heyman RA, Mangelsdorf DJ. 1995. Activation of mammalian retinoid X receptors by the insect growth regulator methoprene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 92(13):6157-6160.
Ishihara A, Sawatsubashi S, Yamauchi K. 2003. Endocrine disrupting chemicals: interference of thyroid hormone binding to transthyretins and to thyroid hormone receptors. Mol Cell Endocrinol 199(1-2):105-117.
Tatarazako N, Oda S, Watanabe H, Morita M, Iguchi T. 2003. Juvenile hormone agonists affect the occurrence of male Daphnia. Chemosphere 53(8):827-833.
*Category References
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (CPCN).
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.