The potential of selected brominated flame retardants to affect neurological development

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 411-448

  Williams, Amy Lavin ^a   Desesso, John M ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; FETUS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MICE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954094899     PISSN: 10937404     EISSN: 15216950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10937401003751630     Document Type: Article

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