Winchester P, Proctor C, Ying J, "County-level pesticide use and risk of shortened gestation and preterm birth," Acta Paediatrica, 2016, 105:3, DOI: 10.1111/apa.13288. ABSTRACT: AIM: This study assesses the association between pesticide exposure in pregnancy, preterm birth (PTB) and shortened gestation.…
Weselak M, Arbuckle TE, Wigle DT, Walker MC, Krewski D, "Pre- and post-conception pesticide exposure and the risk of birth defects in an Ontario farm population.," Reproductive Toxicology, 2008, 25:4, DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.05.060. ABSTRACT: The use of pesticides has enhanced the health…
Thongprakaisang S, Thiantanawat A, Rangkadilok N, Suriyo T, Satayavivad J, "Glyphosate induces human breast cancer cells growth via estrogen receptors," Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2013 59, DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.05.057. ABSTRACT: Glyphosate is an active ingredient of the most widely used herbicide and…
Swan SH, Kruse RL, Liu F, Barr DB, Drobnis EZ, Redmon JB, Wang C, Brazil C, Overstreet JW, "Semen quality in relation to biomarkers of pesticide exposure," Environmental Health Perspectives, 2003, 111:12. ABSTRACT: We previously reported reduced sperm concentration and motility in…
Skinner MK1, "Endocrine disruptors and epigenetic transgenerational disease etiology," Pediatric Research, 2007, 61:5 Pt 2. ABSTRACT: Exposure to an environmental factor (e.g. endocrine disruptor) during embryonic gonadal sex determination appears to be epigenetically reprogram the male germ-line and subsequently promote…
Skinner MK, Manikkam M, Haque MM, Zhang B, Savenkova MI, "Epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of somatic transcriptomes and epigenetic control regions," Genome Biology, 2012, 13:10, DOI: 10.1186/gb-2012-13-10-r91. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Environmentally induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of adult onset disease involves a variety of…
Skinner MK, Guerrero-Bosagna C, Haque M, Nilsson E, Bhandari R, McCarrey JR, "Environmentally induced transgenerational epigenetic reprogramming of primordial germ cells and the subsequent germ line," PLoS One, 2013, 8:7, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066318. (Erratum in PLoS One. 2013;8(7). DOI:10.1371/annotation/7683bb48-85db-4c7e-87c0-304a7d53a587.) ABSTRACT: A number of…
Skinner MK, Manikkam M, Tracey R, Guerrero-Bosagna C, Haque M, Nilsson EE, "Ancestral dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposure promotes epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of obesity," BMC Medicine, 2013, 11:228, DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-228. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Ancestral environmental exposures to a variety of environmental factors and toxicants…
Schreinemachers DM, "Birth malformations and other adverse perinatal outcomes in four U.S. Wheat-producing states," Environmental Health Perspectives, 2003, 111:9. ABSTRACT: Chlorophenoxy herbicides are widely used in the United States and Western Europe for broadleaf weed control in grain farming and park maintenance.…
Schreinemachers DM, "Perturbation of lipids and glucose metabolism associated with previous 2,4-D exposure: a cross-sectional study of NHANES III data, 1988-1994," Environmental Health, 2010, 9:11, DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-9-11. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Results from previous population studies showed that mortality rates from acute myocardial infarction…