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A Preliminary Link between Hydroxylated Metabolites of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Free Thyroxin in Humans

Background: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and their hydroxylated metabolites (HO-PCBs) interfere with thyroid hormone action both in vitro and in vivo. However, epidemiologic studies on the link between PCB exposure and thyroid function have yielded discordant results, while very few data are ava...

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Autores principales: Dirinck, Eveline, Dirtu, Alin C., Malarvannan, Govindan, Covaci, Adrian, Jorens, Philippe G., Van Gaal, Luc F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4847083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27089353
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13040421