Toxic equivalent factors for dioxins and furans in fish: Where do we compare potencies7

Comments on Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-116

  Parrott, J L ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Furans; Potency

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISH; NONHUMAN; RAINBOW TROUT; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0031426580     PISSN: 08865140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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