Decabromobiphenyl (PBB-209) activates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor while decachlorobiphenyl (PCB-209) is inactive: Experimental evidence and computational rationalization of the different behavior of some halogenated biphenyls

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 643-658

  Alonso, Mercedes ^a   Casado, Susana ^b   Miranda, Carlos ^a   Tarazona, José V ^b   Navas, José M ^b   Herradón, Bernardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DECABROMOBIPHENYL; DECACHLOROBIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPOLE; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE EXPRESSION; HALOGENATION; HYDROGEN BOND; IMMUNOASSAY; LIGAND BINDING; MAGNETISM; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; RAT;

RATTUS;

EID: 84962338779     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx700362u     Document Type: Article

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