Acronym/Abbreviation	Explanation
17β-HSD	17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
2-OHE2	2-hydroxy oestradiol
4-OHE2	4-hydroxy oestradiol
8-PN	8-Prenylnaringenin
ACTH	adrenocorticotropic hormone
AhR	aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AR	androgen receptors
BCP	benzyl cyclohexyl phthalate
BOP	butyl octyl phthalate
BPA	bisphenol A
BPS	bisphenol S
CBG	cortisol-binding globulin
DDT	dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
DHEP	di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
E1	oestrone
E2	oestradiol (17β-oestradiol)
E3	oestriol
E4	oestetrol
ECS	endocannabinoid system
EE	ethinyl oestradiol
EDCs	chemicals disrupt endocrine functions
Erα/ESR1	oestrogen receptor 1/oestrogen receptor α
Erβ/ESR2	oestrogen receptor 2/oestrogen receptor β
EREs	oestrogen response elements
FSH	follicle-stimulating hormone
GnRH	gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GM-CSF	colony-stimulating factor
GR	glucocorticoid receptors
GPER	G protein-coupled oestrogen receptor 1
HRT	hormone replacement therapy
HSP	heat shock proteins
IFNγ	interferonγ
IL-1, IL-6	interleukin 1 and 6
IL-8	interleukin 8
IGF-1	insulin-like growth factor 1
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MMPs/TIMPs	matrix metalloproteinases and enhance the action of MMP inhibitors
MS	multiple sclerosis
NO	nitric oxide
NP	4-para-nonylphenol
OPEs	organic phosphoric acid esters
PCBs	polychlorinated biphenyls
PCOS	polycystic ovary syndrome
PET	positron emission tomography
PTH	parathormone
RA	rheumatoid arthritis
RFLP	restriction fragment length polymorphism
SAD	seasonal affective disorder
SLE	systemic lupus erythematosus
SNPs	single nucleotide polymorphisms
TH	thyroid hormone (triiodothyronine, T3)
TGFβ	transforming growth factor β
T3	triiodothyronine
TNFα	tumour necrosis factor α
TPHP	triphenyl phosphate
TOCP	tri-o-cresyl phosphate
VEGF	vascular endothelial growth factor
VTE	venous thromboembolism (includes DVT and PE)
VMN	hypothalamus’s ventromedial nucleus