Auditory effects of developmental exposure to purity-controlled polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB52 and PCB180) in rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-111

  Lilienthal, Hellmuth ^a   Heikkinen, Päivi ^b   Andersson, Patrik L ^c   van der Ven, Leo T M ^d   Viluksela, Matti ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Auditory function; Development; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Rat

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; RAT; SOUND INTENSITY;

RATTUS;

EID: 79961008277     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr077     Document Type: Article

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