Common commercial and consumer products contain activators of the aryl hydrocarbon (dioxin) receptor.

Common commercial and consumer products contain activators of the aryl hydrocarbon (dioxin) receptor.

Activation of the Ah receptor (AhR) by halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons (HAHs), such as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD, dioxin), can produce a wide variety of toxic and biological effects. While recent studies have shown that the AhR can bind and be activated by structurally diverse chem...

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Main Authors: Bin Zhao, Jessica E S Bohonowych, Alicia Timme-Laragy, Dawoon Jung, Alessandra A Affatato, Robert H Rice, Richard T Di Giulio, Michael S Denison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3575475?pdf=render

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