Characterization of potential endocrine-related health effects at low-dose levels of exposure to PCBs

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1999, Pages 639-649

  Brouwer, Abraham ^a   Longnecker, Matthew P ^b   Birnbaum, Linda S ^c   Cogliano, Jim ^d   Kostyniak, Paul ^e   Moore, Jack ^f   Schantz, Suzan ^g   Winneke, Gerhard ^h  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f HealthRisk Strategies   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^h HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Estrogen; Health; Human; Low dose; PCBs; Risk; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; ESTROGEN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROID HORMONE;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; METABOLISM; MODEL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032878082     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107s4639     Document Type: Review

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