Bioaccumulation of perfluorinated alkyl acids: Observations and models

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 4637-4648

  Ng, Carla A ^a   Hungerbühler, Konrad ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROTEINS;

BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; CHARGED SPECIES; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; IMPORTANT FEATURES; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PERFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTIONS;

BIOACCUMULATION;

FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; LIVER FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; ORGANIC ANION TRANSPORTER; PERFLUORINATED ALKYL ACID; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOACCUMULATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BELUGA WHALE; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAINBOW TROUT; RAT; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; FLUOROCARBONS; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SERUM ALBUMIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84899848525     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es404008g     Document Type: Review

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