Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds: toxicity in humans and animals, sources, and behaviour in the environment

Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds: toxicity in humans and animals, sources, and behaviour in the environment

Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds comprise a group of chemicals including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF), as well as certain dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dl-PCB), and potentially others. They act via a common mechanism, stimulation of aryl...

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Main Author: Jouko Tuomisto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: WikiJournal User Group 2019-12-01
Series:WikiJournal of Medicine
Subjects:
dioxins
dioxin-like compounds
persistent organic pollutant
toxicity
Online Access:https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_of_Medicine/Dioxins_and_dioxin-like_compounds:_toxicity_in_humans_and_animals,_sources,_and_behaviour_in_the_environment

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