Dr. Rodney Dietert discussed how the immune system is a target for endocrine disrupting chemicals, particularly during development.
On this first in a series of calls on endocrine disrupting chemicals, Dr. Rodney Dietert discussed how the immune system is a target for endocrine disrupting chemicals, particularly during development. Numerous relatively ‘hidden’ effects can ensue from a single risk factor and emerge over a lifetime. He also discussed how current safety testing fails to appropriately assess misregulated inflammation as the greatest immune based health risk.
Sources:
- Endocrine Disruption and Immune Dysfunction, healthandenvironment.org, Jan 8, 2014.
- SlideShare presentation, Jan 8, 2014.
- DES Daughter Network on SlideShare.