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. 2020 Apr 13;17(8):2654. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082654
3,3′-Cl2BPA 3,3′-dichlorobisphenol A
3,5-Cl2BPA 3,5-dichlorobisphenol A
95% CI 95% confidence interval
96 h-LC50 96 h median lethal concentration
AM Amiodarone
BMI Body mass index
BPA Bisphenol A; 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane)
BPAF Bisphenol AF; 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane
BPAP Bisphenol AP (4,4′-(1-phenylethylidene)bisphenol
BPB Bisphenol B (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)butane)
BPF Bisphenol F; 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenylmethane
BPM Bisphenol M; 4,4′-(1,3-phenylenediisopropylidene)bisphenol)
BPP Bisphenol P (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)butane)
BPS Bisphenol S; 4,4′-sulfonyldiphenol
BPZ Bisphenol Z; 1,1-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-cyclohexane
BPs Bisphenols
BrdU 5′-bromo-2′-deoxyuridine
BSA Body surface area
BW Body weight
CHAMACOS Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas
ClBPA 3-chlorobisphenol A
ClxBPA Sum of ClBPA, 3,5-Cl2BPA, and 3,3′-Cl2BPA
cr Creatinine
Crh Corticotrophin-releasing hormone
c-Src/PI3K Proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase
D1 Type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase
D2 Type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase
DHPN N-bis (2-hydroxypropyl) nitrosamine
Dio1 Deiodinase 1
Dio2 Deiodinase 2
Dio3 Deiodinase 3
dpf Days post-fertilization
DTC Differentiated thyroid cancer
EC50 Median effective concentration
EDC(s) Endocrine disrupting chemical(s)
EGFP Excitation and emission of green fluorescent proteins
ELISA Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
ERs Estrogen receptors
ERα Estrogen receptor α
E2 17-β estradiol
ERK Extracellular-signal-regulated kinase
Foxe1 Forkhead box E1
FT3 Free triidothyronine
FT4 Free thyroxine
GD Gestation day
GFP Green fluorescent protein
GH Growth hormone
GM Geometric mean
GPR30 G protein-coupled receptor 30
Hhex Hematopoietically expressed homeobox
HOME Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment
hpf hours post fertilization
HPT Hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid
HT Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
IC10 Concentration at which 10% of the inhibition was observed
IC50 Concentration at which 50% of the inhibition was observed
ICI Fulvestrant
IQR Interquartile range
JNK c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase
KI Potassium iodine
LC50 Median lethal concentration
LOAEL Low observed adverse effect level
LOD Limit of detection
LOEC Lowest observed effect concentration
LOW Limit of quantification
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCT Monocarboxylate transporter
MEK Mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase
MTT 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NaI Sodium iodide
N-CoR Nuclear receptor co-repressor
n.d. Not detected
NG Nodular goiter
NHANES National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NHES IV Thai National Health Examination Survey
Nkx2-1 NK2 homeobox 1
OATP Organic anion transport protein
Pax8 Paired box 8
PND Postnatal day
PTC Papillary thyroid cancer
qRT-PCR Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction
ROS Reactive oxygen species
SAPK Stress-activated proteins kinases
Slc5a5 Gene encoded for sodium iodide symporter
SMRT Silencing mediator for retinoid and thyroid
SRC Steroid receptor coactivator
Sult-st1/2/3/5 Sulfotransferase 1/2/3/5
T3 Triiodothyronine
T4 Thyroxine
TAM Tamoxifen
TBBPA Tetrabromobisphenol A
TBBPS Tetrabromobisphenol S
TBG Thyroxine binding globulin
TC Thyroid cancer
TCBPA Tetrachlorobisphenol A
Tg Thyroglobulin
TgAb Thyroglobulin antibody
TH(s) Thyroid hormone(s)
TN(s) Thyroid nodule(s)
Tpo Thyroid peroxidase
TPOAb Thyroid peroxidase antibody
TR(s) Thyroid receptor(s)
TRAb Thyroid receptor antibody
Trα Thyroid receptor α
Trβ Thyroid receptor β
TRH Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
Trh-R Thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor
TSH Thyroid stimulating hormone
Tshβ TSH-specific β subunit
Tsh-r Thyroid stimulating hormone-receptor
TTR Transthyretin
TT3 Total triiodothyronine
TT4 Total thyroxine
Ugt Uridine diphosphate -glucuronosyltransferase