Chlordecone
"Chlordecone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A highly chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon insecticide whose large number of chlorine atoms makes it resistant to degradation. It has been shown to be toxic to mammals and causes abnormal cellular changes in laboratory animals.
| Descriptor ID |
D007631
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.526.439.190
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chlordecone" by people in Profiles.
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el-Masri HA, Thomas RS, Sabados GR, Phillips JK, Constan AA, Benjamin SA, Andersen ME, Mehendale HM, Yang RS. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling of the toxicologic interaction between carbon tetrachloride and Kepone. Arch Toxicol. 1996; 70(11):704-13.
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el-Masri HA, Thomas RS, Benjamin SA, Yang RS. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling of chemical mixtures and possible applications in risk assessment. Toxicology. 1995 Dec 28; 105(2-3):275-82.