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Chlordecone

Known as: Chlordecone [Chemical/Ingredient], 1,3,4-Metheno-2H-cyclobuta(cd)pentalen-2-one, 1,1a,3,3a,4,5,5,5a,5b,6-decachlorooctahydro-, Decachlorooctahydro-kepone-2-one 
A very stable, colorless, odorless, synthetic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon that is a degradation product of Mirex. Chlordecone has been used as… 
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2007
2007
The weakly estrogenic organochlorine pesticide chlordecone can accelerate the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE… 
1992
1992
Abstract Many of the organochlorine pesticides have been shown to elicit estrogenic responses in laboratory animals. Two… 
1989
1989
Our previous studies indicated the involvement of some unidentified mechanisms, apart from the bioactivation phenomenon, in… 
1989
1989
Chlordecone was reported to produce neurotoxicity by modulating the Na+ pump in adult rat brain. The present in vitro and in vivo… 
1981
1981
Previous work demonstrated the specificity of chlordecone (Kepone) potentiated CCI4 hepatotoxicity in rats on the basis of…