AR	androgen receptor
BBzP	benzylbutyl phthalate
BMI	body mass index
cAMP	cyclic adenosine monophosphate
DBP	dibutyl phthalate
DEHP	di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
DEHT	di(2-ethylhexyl) terephthalate
DEP	diethyl phthalate
DiBP	di-iso-butyl phthalate
DiDP	di-iso-decyl phthalate
DiNP	di-iso-nonyl phthalate
DMP	dimethyl phthalate
DnBP	di-n-butyl phthalate
DnOP	di-n-octyl phthalate
DPhP	di(2-propylheptyl) phthalate
EDs	endocrine disruptors
ER	estrogen receptor
FSH	follicle-stimulating hormone
FSHR	follicle-stimulating hormone receptor
GnRH	gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GnRHR	gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor
GPCR	G protein-coupled receptor
HMWP	high-molecular weight phthalate
HPG	hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis
HRE	hormone response elements
HSP	heat-shock protein
LBD	ligand-binding domain
LH	luteinizing hormone
LHR	luteinizing hormone receptor
LMWP	low-molecular-weight phthalates
MAPK	mitogen-activated protein kinase
MBP	monobutyl phthalate
MBzP	monobenzyl phthalate
MCNP	monocarboxy-iso-nonyl phthalate
MCOP	monocarboxyoctyl phthalate
MCPP	mono-(3-carboxypropyl) phthalate
MECPP	mono-(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate
MEHHP	mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate
MEHP	mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
MEOHP	mono(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate
MEP	monoethyl phthalate
MiBP	mono-iso-butyl phthalate
MiDP	mono-iso-decyl phthalate
MMP	monomethyl phthalate
MnBP	mono-n-butyl phthalate
MPhP	mono-(2-propylheptyl) phthalate
NF-κB	nuclear factor kappa B
NR	nuclear receptor
PI3k/Akt	phosphoinositide 3-kinase
POF	premature ovarian failure
PPAR	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PVC	polyvinyl chloride
SHBG	sex hormone-binding globulin
TDS	testicular dysgenesis syndrome
TGF	transforming growth factor