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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… 
National Institutes of Health

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Food PreservativesPharmaceutical Preservatives

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Review
2013
Review
2013
A survey of phthalates and parabens in personal care products from the United States and its implications for human exposure.
Despite the widespread usage of phthalates and parabens in personal care products (PCPs), little is known about concentrations… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
A review of personal care products in the aquatic environment: environmental concentrations and toxicity.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Urinary Concentrations of Parabens and Serum Hormone Levels, Semen Quality Parameters, and Sperm DNA Damage
Background Parabens are commonly used as antimicrobial preservatives in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Urinary Concentrations of Four Parabens in the U.S. Population: NHANES 2005–2006
Background Parabens are widely used as antimicrobial preservatives in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and food and beverage… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Paraben esters: review of recent studies of endocrine toxicity, absorption, esterase and human exposure, and discussion of potential human health risks
This toxicology update reviews research over the past four years since publication in 2004 of the first measurement of intact… 
Highly Cited
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… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Safety assessment of esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid (parabens).
Review
2005
Review
2005
A Review of the Endocrine Activity of Parabens and Implications for Potential Risks to Human Health
Parabens are a group of the alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and typically include methylparaben, ethylparaben… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
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… 
Highly Cited
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… 
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