Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Exposure and Thyroid Function Tests in North American Adults | Zendy

Colleen M. Makey | Zendy; Michael D. McClean | Zendy; Lewis E. Braverman | Zendy; Elizabeth N. Pearce | Zendy; Xuemei He | Zendy; Andreas Sjödin | Zendy; Janice Weinberg | Zendy; Thomas F. Webster | Zendy

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Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Exposure and Thyroid Function Tests in North American Adults

Author(s) -

Colleen M. Makey,

Michael D. McClean,

Lewis E. Braverman,

Elizabeth N. Pearce,

Xuemei He,

Andreas Sjödin,

Janice Weinberg,

Thomas F. Webster

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1509755

Subject(s) - diphenyl ether , polybrominated biphenyls , polybrominated diphenyl ethers , thyroid function , environmental chemistry , medicine , environmental health , toxicology , occupational exposure , thyroid , thyroid function tests , physiology , chemistry , biology , pollutant , organic chemistry

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are flame-retardant chemicals that are added to many consumer products. Multiple animal studies have shown PBDEs to be thyroid hormone (TH) disruptors. Epidemiologic evidence of PBDE exposure associated with TH disruption has been inconclusive.

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