Lipophilic chemical exposure as a cause of cardiovascular disease

Interdisciplinary Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 55-62

  Zeliger, Harold I ^a  

^a Zeliger Chemical Toxicological and Environmental Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Environmental disease; Heart disease; Lipophilic chemicals; Toxic chemicals

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACENAPHTHYLENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ETHYLBENZENE; HYDROCARBON; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; TOLUENE; TRICLOSAN;

ABSORPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; LIPOPHILICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUCOSA; REVIEW;

EID: 84892526768     PISSN: 13376853     EISSN: 13379569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/intox-2013-0010     Document Type: Review

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