Hazard identification of the potential for dieldrin carcinogenicity to humans

Environmental Research

Volumn 131, Issue , 2014, Pages 188-214

  Stern, Alan H ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dieldrin; Epigenetic; Hazard identification; Mode of action; Non mutagenic

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN; DIELDRIN; ENDRIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

CANCER; CARCINOGEN; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIELDRIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAP JUNCTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONCOGENE C H RAS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOKINETICS; UNSCHEDULED DNA SYNTHESIS;

UNITED STATES;

CANCER; DIELDRIN; EPIGENETIC; HAZARD IDENTIFICATION; MODE OF ACTION; NON-MUTAGENIC;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; DIELDRIN; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS, EXPERIMENTAL;

EID: 84897949834     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.02.007     Document Type: Review

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