The toxicity of brominated and mixed-halogenated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans: An overview

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 195-216

  Weber, Lutz W D ^a,b   Greim, Helmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; MICROSOME ENZYME; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BODY BURDEN; COMBUSTION; ENZYME INDUCTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCINERATION; LETHALITY; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY; THYMUS ATROPHY; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; MICE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0030943185     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841097160456     Document Type: Article

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