QSAR classification models for the prediction of endocrine disrupting activity of brominated flame retardants

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 106-112

  Kovarich, Simona ^a   Papa, Ester ^a   Gramatica, Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardants; Endocrine disruptors; QSAR; REACH; SVHC

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; QSAR; REACH; SVHC;

FLAME RETARDANTS; FORECASTING; HYDROCARBONS;

COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY;

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FLAME RETARDANT; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

BROMINE; DIFFUSION; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OECD; POLLUTANT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; POLLUTANT; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 79956156043     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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