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Despite the best efforts of the government, health, and environmental agencies, improper use of hazardous chemicals is pervasive in commercial products, and can yield devastating effects, from people developing brittle bones[1] and severe congenital defects, to strips of wildlife laying dead by poisoned rivers.[2]

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Gaps in regulation of chemical agents

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Endocrine disruptor

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referred to as hormonally active agents, endocrine disrupting chemicals, or endocrine disrupting compounds are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine...

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High anion gap metabolic acidosis

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similar to but broader than the list of agents that cause a serum osmolal gap. The most common causes of high anion gap metabolic acidosis are: ketoacidosis...

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Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976

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series of legal, organizational, and political challenges." According to Wilson and Schwarzman, there are three gaps in US chemicals policy: "Data gap: Producers...

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Environmental impact of the Gulf wars

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the deployment of chemical agents which in turn have massively impacted the health of both military and civilian individuals involved in the conflict....

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Autocrine signaling

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Autocrine signaling is a form of cell signaling in which a cell secretes a hormone or chemical messenger (called the autocrine agent) that binds to autocrine...

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Chemotherapy

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CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy...

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Gap junction

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Bloomfield (February 2009). "The diverse functional roles and regulation of neuronal gap junctions in the retina". Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 10 (7): 495–506...

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Sodium chloride

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known as edible salt, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chlorine ions. It is transparent or translucent...

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Biocide

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A biocide is defined in the European legislation as a chemical substance or microorganism intended to destroy, deter, render harmless, or exert a controlling...

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Cell signaling

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conformational change when interacting with physical agents. It is the specificity of the chemical interaction between a given ligand and its receptor...

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Hedgehog signaling pathway

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been suggested that phosphorylation of Smoothened plays a role in Hh-dependent regulation of Smoothened levels. In cells with Hh-activated Patched (Figure...

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Hormone

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location or genetic factors of the testes do not matter in relation to sexual organs and behaviors, but that some chemical in the testes being secreted...

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Clothianidin

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Information On Use Of Neonicotinoid Pesticides And Their Effects On Bees, see Action in other Member States". U.K. Chemicals Regulation Directorate of the Health...

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Glycolysis

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Engström L (1978). "The regulation of liver pyruvate kinase by phosphorylation--dephosphorylation". Current Topics in Cellular Regulation. 13. Elsevier: 28–51...

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Diphenylamine

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in sulfuric acid due to its blue coloration in the presence of oxidizing agents. By 1875, it was also being used to detect nitrites and nitrates in drinking...

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Molecular lesion

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and in rare cases the gain of a new function. Lesions in DNA may consist of breaks or other changes in chemical structure of the helix, ultimately preventing...

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Borax

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borate of sodium, with the chemical formula Na2H20B4O17 (also written as Na2B4O7·10H2O). It is a colorless crystalline solid that dissolves in water to...

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Maximum residue limit

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Codex Alimentarius: MRL database Code of Federal Regulations, Part 180—Tolerances and exemptions for pesticide chemical residues in food v t e v t e...

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G protein

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is true in the case of phospholipase C-beta, which possesses GAP activity within its C-terminal region. This is an alternate form of regulation for the...

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Neuropeptide

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Neuropeptides are chemical messengers made up of small chains of amino acids that are synthesized and released by neurons. Neuropeptides typically bind...

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Genotoxicity

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Genotoxicity is the property of chemical agents that damage the genetic information within a cell causing mutations, which may lead to cancer. While genotoxicity...

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Toothpaste

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remineralization agents; however, more clinical evidence is required to substantiate their effectiveness. Agents are added to suppress the tendency of toothpaste...

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Polystyrene

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and cutter, producing polystyrene in pellet form. Otis Ray McIntire (1918–1996), a chemical engineer of Dow Chemical, rediscovered a process first patented...

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