Gasoline-derived methyl tert-butyl ether as a potential obesogen linked to metabolic syndrome

J Environ Sci (China). 2020 May:91:209-211. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.02.008. Epub 2020 Feb 17.

Authors

Yasmine Rais¹, Andrei P Drabovich²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
² Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Electronic address: andrei.drabovich@ualberta.ca.

PMID: 32172969
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.02.008

No abstract available

Keywords: Adipogenesis; Endocrine-disrupting chemicals; Gasoline additives; Metabolic syndrome; Methyl tert-butyl ether; Obesogens.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Gasoline*
Humans
Metabolic Syndrome / chemically induced*
Methyl Ethers / adverse effects*

Substances

Gasoline
Methyl Ethers
methyl tert-butyl ether