Developmental neurotoxicity of dioxin and its related compounds

Industrial Health

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 215-230

  Kakeyama, Masaki ^a,b   Tohyama, Chiharu ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin (TCDD); Brain development; Glial cell; Neuron; Polychrorinated biphenyl (PCB)

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEX HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTOXICITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

EID: 0042170246     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.41.215     Document Type: Review

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