Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
methoxyacetic acid
CAS # 625-45-6
Alternative Name
MAA
Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Food additives and contact material
Household product ingredient
Industrial additive
Metabolite/Degradate
Metal/Metallurgy
Plastic/Rubber
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.
Henley DV, Mueller S, Korach KS. 2009. The short-chain fatty acid methoxyacetic acid disrupts endogenous estrogen receptor-[alpha]-mediated signaling. Environ Health Perspect 117(11):1702-1706.
*Category References
Henley DV, Mueller S and Korach KS. 2009. The short-chain fatty acid methoxyacetic acid disrupts endogenous estrogen receptor-[alpha]-mediated signaling. Environmental Health Perspectives 117(11): 1702-1706.
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.