Concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and non-ortho and mono-ortho polychlorinated biphenyls in blood of Yusho patients

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1983-1989

  Todaka, Takashi ^a   Hirakawa, Hironori ^b   Hori, Tsuguhide ^b   Tobiishi, Kazuhiro ^b   Iida, Takao ^b   Furue, Masutaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood analysis; Dioxin; Mono ortho polychlorinated biphenyls; Non ortho polychlorinated biphenyls; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Yusho

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PATIENT MONITORING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; DIOXINS; MONO-ORTHO POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; NON-ORTHO POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PATIENT MONITORING; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PCB; PCDD; PCDF; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; YUSHO DISEASE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FUKUOKA [FUKUOKA (PRF)]; FUKUOKA [KYUSHU]; JAPAN; KYUSHU;

EID: 33845201645     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.069     Document Type: Article

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