EDITORIAL November 18, 2024 November 18, 2024

Basic and translational endocrinology

DOI: 10.20945/2359-4292-2024-0401

This special issue of the Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism is dedicated to Basic and Translational Research. It presents diverse articles and reviews with different focuses, which show the broad coverage of subjects that permeate this topic.

Some of them, including a minireview (), are related to endocrine disruptors compounds (EDCs), that are known to impact all forms of life that live in the planet and the environment, therefore affecting the reproduction, sustainability, and development (). Part of the EDCs, as reported herein, induce epigenetic transgenerational effect that alter disease susceptibility later in life (). These studies, altogether, strengthen the importance of the strict regulation of the EDCs to ensure protection of human health and the environment ().

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