Thyroid toxicology and brain development: Should we think differently?

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Zoeller, R Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR;

BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0141740661     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.111-a628     Document Type: Editorial

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