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Endocrine disruptors can interfere with biological processes by mimicking hormones, activating or blocking the body’s hormone receptors, disrupting the synthesis of hormones, or altering their breakdown. How are these mechanisms or action similar to those of the psychoactive drugs that act at synapses?

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