Exposure and effects assessment of persistent organohalogen contaminants in arctic wildlife and fish
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) encompass an array of anthropogenic organic and
elemental substances and their degradation and metabolic byproducts that have been found …
elemental substances and their degradation and metabolic byproducts that have been found …
Hormone Activity of Hydroxylated Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on Human Thyroid Receptor-β: In Vitro and In Silico Investigations
Background Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (HO-PBDEs) may disrupt thyroid
hormone status because of their structural similarity to thyroid hormone. However, the …
hormone status because of their structural similarity to thyroid hormone. However, the …
Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers and bisphenol A in pregnant women and their matching fetuses: placental transfer and potential risks
Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) are suspected endocrine
disruptors, which can pass through the mammalian placenta and accumulate in the human …
disruptors, which can pass through the mammalian placenta and accumulate in the human …
Structure-based investigation on the binding interaction of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers with thyroxine transport proteins
J Cao, Y Lin, LH Guo, AQ Zhang, Y Wei, Y Yang - Toxicology, 2010 - Elsevier
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have been shown to alter thyroid hormone level in
experimental animals. One of the possible mechanisms for hormone disruption is the …
experimental animals. One of the possible mechanisms for hormone disruption is the …
Interconversion of hydroxylated and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers in Japanese medaka
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), hydroxylated (OH) and methoxylated (MeO), have
been widely detected in aquatic environments. However, relationships among these …
been widely detected in aquatic environments. However, relationships among these …
Disease susceptibility of salmon exposed to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
MR Arkoosh, D Boylen, J Dietrich, BF Anulacion… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2010 - Elsevier
The health effects of the flame retardant polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in fish are
not well understood. To determine the potential effects of this ubiquitous contaminant class …
not well understood. To determine the potential effects of this ubiquitous contaminant class …
Tissue Concentrations of Polybrominated Compounds in Chinese Sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis): Origin, Hepatic Sequestration, and Maternal Transfer
Information on concentrations of polybrominated compounds in various tissues of wild fish is
limited. Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), methoxylated PBDEs …
limited. Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), methoxylated PBDEs …
QSAR modeling and prediction of the endocrine-disrupting potencies of brominated flame retardants
E Papa, S Kovarich, P Gramatica - Chemical Research in …, 2010 - ACS Publications
In the European Union REACH regulation, the chemicals with particularly harmful behaviors,
such as endocrine disruptors (EDs), are subject to authorization, and the identification of …
such as endocrine disruptors (EDs), are subject to authorization, and the identification of …
Monitoring of naturally produced brominated phenoxyphenols and phenoxyanisoles in aquatic plants from the Philippines
K Haraguchi, Y Kotaki, JR Relox Jr… - Journal of agricultural …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Naturally produced brominated phenoxyphenols (OH-PBDEs) and phenoxyanisoles (MeO-
PBDEs) were analyzed in aquatic plants (16 genera of green, brown, and red algae and …
PBDEs) were analyzed in aquatic plants (16 genera of green, brown, and red algae and …
Mechanism of polybrominated diphenyl ether uptake into the liver: PBDE congeners are substrates of human hepatic OATP transporters
E Pacyniak, M Roth, B Hagenbuch… - Toxicological …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame-retardants that upon chronic exposure
enter the liver where they are biotransformed to potentially toxic metabolites. The …
enter the liver where they are biotransformed to potentially toxic metabolites. The …