Dioxin risk assessment: mechanisms of action and possible toxicity in human health

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 19434-19450

  Tavakoly Sany, Seyedeh Belin ^a   Hashim, Rosli ^a   Salleh, Aishah ^a   Rezayi, Majid ^b   Karlen, David J ^c   Razavizadeh, Bi Bi Marzieh ^d   Abouzari lotf, Ebrahim ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County   (United States)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RIFST   (Iran)

^e MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Humans risk assessment, AhR signaling, TEF approach; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DIOXIN; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

DIOXIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84951569343     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5597-x     Document Type: Article

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