TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.45, sa.4, ss.366-370, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between plasma phthalate and pancreatic lipase and a-amylase levels in pubertal gynecomastia patients with high plasma levels of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) and its metabolite mono (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP) which are known endocrine disrupting chemicals and to evaluate the possible effects of phthtalates in pancreas.