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Parabens

Known as: para-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Ester, Paraben Derivatives, Paraben 
Methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid. They have been approved by the FDA as antimicrobial agents for foods and… (More)

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1953-2018
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2-hydroxy-5-carbomethoxybenzyloxyamine3-nitro-4-hydroxybenzoate4-hydroxybenzoic acidGrisaldon
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Food PreservativesPharmaceutical Preservatives

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Parabens
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2008
2008
Do parabens have the ability to interfere with steroidogenesis?
The effects of ethyl and butyl paraben on steroidogenesis were evaluated in rats exposed in utero. Pregnant Wistar rats were… (More)
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2007
2007
Antiandrogenic properties of parabens and other phenolic containing small molecules in personal care products.
To identify the androgenic potency of commonly used antimicrobials, an in vitro androgen receptor-mediated transcriptional… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Parabens as Urinary Biomarkers of Exposure in Humans
BACKGROUND Parabens appear frequently as antimicrobial preservatives in cosmetic products, in pharmaceuticals, and in food and… (More)
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2004
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2004
Concentrations of parabens in human breast tumours.
Parabens are used as preservatives in many thousands of cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical products to which the human population… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Oestrogenic activity of parabens in MCF7 human breast cancer cells.
Parabens (4-hydroxybenzoic acid esters) have been recently reported to have oestrogenic activity in yeast cells and animal models… (More)
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2002
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2002
Effects of propyl paraben on the male reproductive system.
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Parabens are p-hydroxybenzoic acid ester compounds widely used as preservatives in foods, cosmetics, toiletries and… (More)
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2002
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2002
Effects of butyl paraben on the male reproductive system in mice
Parabens are alkyl ester compounds of p-hydroxybenzoic acid widely used as preservatives in foodstuffs, cosmetics, toiletries and… (More)
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
ER-dependent estrogenic activity of parabens assessed by proliferation of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells and expression of ERalpha and PR.
Estrogenic activities of the phenolic preservatives methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, isopropylparaben… (More)
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
The estrogen receptor relative binding affinities of 188 natural and xenochemicals: structural diversity of ligands.
We have utilized a validated (standardized) estrogen receptor (ER) competitive-binding assay to determine the ER affinity for a… (More)
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
Some alkyl hydroxy benzoate preservatives (parabens) are estrogenic.
The inadvertent estrogenicity of certain synthetic chemicals, and their subsequent effects on the endocrine system of humans and… (More)
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