Relative Effect Potency Estimates of Dioxin-like Activity for Dioxins, Furans, and Dioxin-like PCBs in Adults Based on Two Thyroid Outcomes

Background: Toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) are an important component in the risk assessment of dioxin-like human exposures. At present, this concept is based mainly on in vivo animal experiments using oral dosage. Consequently, the current human TEFs derived from mammalian experiments are applica...

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Main Authors: Trnovec, Tomáš, Jusko, Todd A., Šovˇcíková, Eva, Lancz, Kinga, Chovancová, Jana, Patayová, Henrieta, Palkoviˇcová, L’ubica, Drobná, Beata, Langer, Pavel, Van den Berg, Martin, Dedik, Ladislav, Wimmerová, Soˇna
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3734489/