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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Accidental poisoning by hormones

Accidental poisoning by hormones

  • Adverse effects of synthetic hormone

Nature

Hormones which are commonly involved in poisoning cases include: adrenal hormones, androgens and anabolic congeners, oestrogens, insulins and antidiabetic agents, anterior and posterior pituitary extracts, progestogens, thyroid and thyroid derivatives and antithyroid agents.

Broader

Medication complications
Presentable
Accidental poisonings
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Hormone pollution
Excellent
Excessive use of hormones in animal husbandry
Excellent
Untested use of hormones
Presentable
Hormone trafficking
Presentable
Excessive use of steroid hormones
Unpresentable
Abuse of human growth hormone
Yet to rate

Value

Poisonous
Yet to rate
Illness
Yet to rate
Adversity
Yet to rate
Accident
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Biosciences » Biochemicals
  • Industry » Products
  • Societal problems » Accidents
  • Societal problems » Poison
    • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J0874
    DOCID
    12008740
    D7NID
    139457
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020