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Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt estuary:
distribution, exposure and effects
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Study details
Groupmammalian
OrganismHuman
Tissue
Age
InVivoIn vitro
LabLaboratory
Flow
Duration
Route
Temperature
ConcentrationKi > 100 µM
NotesTransthyretin binding assay
Described effects
suspected no endocrine effect
No affinity for transthyretin
Literature references
Cheek, A.O., Kow, K., Chen, J., McLachlan, J.A.(1999). Potential mechanisms of thyroid disruption in humans: Interaction of organochlorine compounds with thyroid receptor, transthyretin, and thyroid-binding globulin.Environ. Health Perspect., 107: 272-278
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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