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2,2',4,4',5-Pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 99)
Physicochemical properties
Chemical name NL2,2',4,4',5-Pentabroomdifenyl ether (BDE 99)
Chemical name EN2,2',4,4',5-Pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 99)
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Persistenceyes
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Endocrien effect studies
Organism group Effect 
mammaliansuspected no endocrine effect
No significant displacement of T4 from transthyretin		 Show study
mammaliansuspected no endocrine effect
Parent PBDE: no binding to transthyretin		 Show study
mammaliansuspected no endocrine effect
No significant inhibition of CYP11B1-dependent corticosterone synthesis		 Show study
Data compiled by the Research Group Environmental Toxicology, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium.
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