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Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

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Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

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Explain how vinclozolin acts as an endocrine disrupter.

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Vinclozolin is a type of fungicide have role in curing diseases in animals, microbes, rodents like rots, mold present on fruits and vegetables.

Vinclozolin and its metabolites are recognized as endocrine disruptors and act as androgen receptor antagonists (prevents testosterone hormone by blocking its receptor in body of humans by affecting its biological function).

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are synthetic compounds originate in fungicides, pesticides, herbicides, non-ionic surfactants etc, that have harmful effects on the development of different species in which it inhibits hormone-sensitive processes.

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