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Dioxins
Known as:
Dioxin
, Dioxin Compound
, Dioxins [Chemical/Ingredient]
A family of compounds that contain the 1,4-dioxin structure. Many specific dioxin derivatives are listed as CARCINOGENS; TERATOGENS; or MUTAGENS.
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1,4-dioxin
2,3,7,8-tetrafluorodibenzodioxin
2,8-dichlorodibenzo-4-dioxin
4,9-dichlorodibenzodioxin
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Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring
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Review
2011
Review
2011
Exactly the same but different: promiscuity and diversity in the molecular mechanisms of action of the aryl hydrocarbon (dioxin) receptor.
M. Denison
,
A. Soshilov
,
G. He
,
D. DeGroot
,
Bin Zhao
Toxicological Sciences
2011
Corpus ID: 9212742
The Ah receptor (AhR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor that mediates a wide range of biological and toxicological…
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Review
2009
Review
2009
An Overview of the Effects of Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds on Vertebrates, as Documented in Human and Ecological Epidemiology
S. White
,
L. Birnbaum
Journal of Environmental Science And Health Part…
2009
Corpus ID: 23225243
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds are primary examples of persistent organic pollutants that induce toxicity in both wildlife and…
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Environmental release and behavior of brominated flame retardants.
I. Watanabe
,
S. Sakai
Environment International
2003
Corpus ID: 26609388
Review
2002
Review
2002
Aryl hydrocarbon receptors: diversity and evolution.
M. E. Hahn
Chemico-Biological Interactions
2002
Corpus ID: 5824919
Review
2001
Review
2001
Health effects of dioxin exposure: a 20-year mortality study.
P. Bertazzi
,
D. Consonni
,
+4 authors
A. Pesatori
American Journal of Epidemiology
2001
Corpus ID: 44494276
Follow-up of the population exposed to dioxin after the 1976 accident in Seveso, Italy, was extended to 1996. During the entire…
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Dioxin-like and non-dioxin-like toxic effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): implications for risk assessment.
J. Giesy
,
K. Kannan
Critical Reviews in Toxicology
1998
Corpus ID: 1619687
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic contaminants in the environment. Individual PCB…
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
The mechanism of dioxin toxicity: relationship to risk assessment.
L. Birnbaum
Environmental Health Perspectives
1994
Corpus ID: 17371263
Risk characterization involves hazard identification, determination of dose-response relationships, and exposure assessment…
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Cloning of the Ah-receptor cDNA reveals a distinctive ligand-activated transcription factor.
Kristine M. Burbach
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A. Poland
,
C. Bradfield
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
1992
Corpus ID: 7873431
A cDNA encoding the murine Ah receptor (Ahb-1 allele for aromatic hydrocarbon responsiveness) has been isolated and characterized…
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Review
1988
Review
1988
PCB problems in the future: foresight from current knowledge.
S. Tanabe
Environmental Pollution
1988
Corpus ID: 24190242
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Toxicology of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins.
B. Schwetz
,
Ii Norris
,
+5 authors
Acute Lethality
Environmental Health Perspectives
1973
Corpus ID: 7468457
Severe toxicological responses have been associated with certain chlorodibenzodioxins. One of these responses is chloracne, a…
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