Polychlorinated Biphenyls
"Polychlorinated Biphenyls" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants.
Descriptor ID |
D011078
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.309.750 D02.455.426.559.389.185.698 D02.455.526.439.773
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Concept/Terms |
Polychlorinated Biphenyls- Polychlorinated Biphenyls
- Biphenyls, Polychlorinated
- Polychlorobiphenyl Compounds
- Compounds, Polychlorobiphenyl
- PCBs
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2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polychlorinated Biphenyls" by people in Profiles.
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Targeted metabolome analysis of the dog brain exposed to PCBs suggests inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation by hydroxylated PCBs. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2019 08 15; 377:114620.
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The relationship of maternal PCB, toxic, and essential trace element exposure levels with birth weight and head circumference in Chiba, Japan. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 May; 26(15):15677-15684.
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Indicator PCBs in farmed and wild fish in Greece - Risk assessment for the Greek population. Food Chem Toxicol. 2019 May; 127:260-269.
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Persistent organic pollutants in fish: biomonitoring and cocktail effect with implications for food safety. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2019 Apr; 36(4):601-611.
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Occurrence of environmental pollutants in foodstuffs: A review of organic vs. conventional food. Food Chem Toxicol. 2019 Mar; 125:370-375.
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Concentrations of trace elements and PCDD/Fs around a municipal solid waste incinerator in Girona (Catalonia, Spain). Human health risks for the population living in the neighborhood. Sci Total Environ. 2018 Jul 15; 630:34-45.
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Fetal exposure markers of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Apr; 25(12):11940-11947.
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Dietary Habits and Cooking Methods Could Reduce Avoidable Exposure to PCBs in Maternal and Cord Sera. Sci Rep. 2017 12 11; 7(1):17357.
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Biomonitoring of chemicals in biota of two wetland protected areas exposed to different levels of environmental impact: results of the "PREVIENI" project. Environ Monit Assess. 2017 Aug 18; 189(9):456.
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Fish Oil Contaminated with Persistent Organic Pollutants Induces Colonic Aberrant Crypt Foci Formation and Reduces Antioxidant Enzyme Gene Expression in Rats. J Nutr. 2017 08; 147(8):1524-1530.