The relationship between dioxin-like polychlorobiphenyls and IGF-I serum levels in healthy adults: evidence from a cross-sectional study.

<h4>Objective</h4>Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and dioxin-like polychlorobiphenyls (DL-PCBs) have been associated with the pathogenesis of several diseases like cancer, diabetes and growth disorders. Because it has been suggested that organohalogenated contaminants could influenc...

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Main Authors: Octavio P Luzardo, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández, Pilar F Valerón, Pedro C Lara, Maira Almeida-González, Antonio Losada, Manuel Zumbado, Lluis Serra-Majem, Eva Elisa Alvarez-León, Luis D Boada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22666488/pdf/?tool=EBI