DEHP induces obesity and hypothyroidism through both central and peripheral pathways in C3H/He mice

Ziquan Lv, Jinquan Cheng, Suli Huang, Yanwei Zhang, Shuang Wu, Yangshen Qiu, Yijie Geng, Qian Zhang, Guanqin Huang, Quan Ma,

Obesity · 2015 · 74 citations · 24 references

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Abstract

Chronic DEHP exposure could induce obesity by interrupting energy homeostasis, which is probably due to the synergistic effects of hypothyroidism and hypothalamic leptin resistance.

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