Relative potencies of aroclor mixtures derived from avian in vitro bioassays: Comparisons with calculated toxic equivalents

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 8852-8861

  Zhang, Rui ^a   Manning, Gillian E ^b,c   Farmahin, Reza ^b,c   Crump, Doug ^c   Zhang, Xiaowei ^a   Kennedy, Sean W ^b,c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ,3 ,7 ,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO P DIOXINS; ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MIXTURES; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATIONS; ETHOXYRESORUFIN-O-DEETHYLASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCB); TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; MIXTURES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOASSAY;

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; AROCLOR; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR 1; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; LUCIFERASE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOASSAY; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GENE EXPRESSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTURNIX JAPONICA; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PHEASANT;

JAPAN;

ANIMALS; AROCLORS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHICK EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION;

EID: 84881438769     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es401340t     Document Type: Article

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