A QSAR evaluation of Ah receptor binding of halogenated aromatic xenobiotics

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1302-1310

  Mekenyan, Ovanes G ^a,b   Veith, Gilman D ^c   Call, Daniel J ^a   Ankley, Gerald T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR   (United States)

^b ASSEN ZLATAROV UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ah receptor; Molecular descriptors; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; QSAR; Quantum chemistry

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; CYTOCHROME P450; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME INDUCTION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LETHALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; THYMUS ATROPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0030484812     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.961041302     Document Type: Article

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