Effects of perinatal exposure to the brominated flame-retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) on the developing immune system in rats

Bulletin of National Institute of Health Sciences

Volumn , Issue 128, 2010, Pages 58-64

  Hachisuka, Akiko ^a   Nakamura, Ryosuke ^a   Sato, Yuji ^a   Nakamura, Rika ^a   Shibutani, Makoto ^a   Teshima, Reiko ^a  

^a NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardant; Developmental toxicity; Hexabromocyclododecane; Immunotoxicity; Rat

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953148975     PISSN: 13434292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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