Effects of polychlorinated biphenyls on the nervous system

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 305-333

  Faroon, Obaid ^a   Jones, Dennis ^a   de Rosa, Christopher ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034424612     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074823370001600708     Document Type: Article

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