Developmental exposure to decabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 209): Effects on thyroid hormone and hepatic enzyme activity in male mouse offspring

Chemosphere

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 640-647

  Tseng, Li Ho ^a,b   Li, Mei Hui ^c   Tsai, Shinn Shyong ^d   Lee, Chia Wei ^a   Pan, Min Hsiung ^a   Yao, Wei Jen ^e   Hsu, Ping Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Decabrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE 209); Hepatic enzyme activity; Prenatal exposure; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAME RETARDANTS; HORMONES; PHENOLS;

DECABROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER (PBDE 209); HEPATIC ENZYME ACTIVITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; THYROID HORMONE;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; LIVER ENZYME; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLAME RETARDANTS; HORMONES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PHENOLS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE; PREGNANCY; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL SWELLING; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; THYROID GLAND;

MUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36348955441     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.06.078     Document Type: Article

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