Distribution of PCDDs/PCDFs and Co-PCBs in human maternal blood, cord blood, placenta, milk, and adipose tissue: Dioxins showing high toxic equivalency factor accumulate in the placenta

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1836-1847

  Suzuki, Go ^a,b   Nakano, Masuo ^a   Nakano, Shiro ^c,d  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Saiseikai Nara Hospital   (Japan)

^d RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coplanar PCBs (Co PCBs); Distribution; Maternal samples; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins (PCDDs); Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs)

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TISSUE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

COPLANAR PCB (CO-PCB); DISTRIBUTION; MATERNAL SAMPLES; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS (PCDD); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS (PCDF);

BLOOD;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; CHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; DIOXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORODIBENZO 4 DIOXIN; POLYCHLORODIBENZO-4-DIOXIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREAST MILK; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; HUMAN; JAPAN; METABOLISM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; JAPAN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MILK, HUMAN; PLACENTA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 27644492347     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.1836     Document Type: Article

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