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Halogenated hydrocarbon pollutants: biologic and toxic effects

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:7183665

The effects of various halogenated hydrocarbon pollutants on hepatic microsomal drug and steroid metabolizing enzymes were determined in neonatal, immature and adult Long Evans rats. The teratogenic and/or fetotoxic effects of polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin were also examined using the C57BL/6N mouse. The organochlorine pesticides p,p'-DDE, heptachlor, chlordane, toxaphene and dieldrin, like phenobarbital (PB), induced hepatic microsomal formation of the 4,5-dihydrodiol, 9- and 3-hydroxy metabolites of benzo(a)pyrene and induced hepatic microsomal testosterone 16..cap alpha.. and 16..beta..-hydroxylase in immature male Long Evans rats.

Research Organization:
Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA)
OSTI ID:
7183665
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English