The fate of β-hexabromocyclododecane in female C57BL/6 mice

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 251-257

  Sanders, J Michael ^a   Knudsen, Gabriel A ^a   Birnbaum, Linda S ^a  

^a National Cancer Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Brominated flame retardant; Disposition; Hexabromocyclododecane; Mouse; Persistent organic pollutant; Risk assessment; Toxicokinetics

Indexed keywords

BETA HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; CARBON 14; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; FECES LEVEL; FEMALE; LIVER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; TISSUE LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; DISPOSITION; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; MOUSE; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT.; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; FLAME RETARDANTS; HALF-LIFE; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL;

EID: 84880679333     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kft121     Document Type: Article

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