Non-carcinogenic effects of TCDD in animals

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-288

  Birnbaum, Linda S ^a   Tuomisto, Jouko ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biochemical alterations; Body burden; Immunotoxicity; Nervous system; Neurobehaviour; Overt effects; Reproduction; TCDD

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CYTOKINE; GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIRD; BODY BURDEN; CARCINOGENICITY; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHLORACNE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DOSIMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; FISH; GONADAL DISEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LETHALITY; LIVER TOXICITY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY; WASTING SYNDROME; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034044159     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520300283351     Document Type: Article

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