Evaluation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in matched cat sera and house dust samples: Investigation of a potential link between PBDEs and spontaneous feline hyperthyroidism

Environmental Research

Volumn 136, Issue , 2015, Pages 173-179

  Chow, K ^a   Hearn, L K ^b   Zuber, M ^c   Beatty, J A ^a   Mueller, J F ^b   Barrs, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Gladesville Veterinary Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exposure; Feline hyperthyroidism; Polybrominated diphenyl ether

Indexed keywords

2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 154; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 183; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 47; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER 99; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; DUST;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FELID; HORMONE; PBDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SERUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUTHYROIDISM; EVALUATION STUDY; HOUSE DUST; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INGESTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DUST; TOXICITY;

FELIDAE;

ANIMALS; CATS; DUST; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HYPERTHYROIDISM;

EID: 84911376199     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.09.027     Document Type: Article

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