Energy balance and pollution by organochlorines and polychlorinated biphenyls

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-24

  Pelletier, C ^a   Imbeault, P ^a   Tremblay, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Organochlorine insecticides; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY MASS; CANCER; ENERGY BALANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPID OXIDATION; LIPID SOLUBILITY; METABOLIC RATE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; POLLUTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THYROID FUNCTION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; OBESITY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 0037299020     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-789X.2003.00085.x     Document Type: Review

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