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Dioxin induction of transgenerational inheritance of disease in zebrafish.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 1 Dec 2014
Baker Tracie R, King-Heiden Tisha C, Peterson Richard E, Heideman Warren
Abstract excerpt
Dioxin (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin; TCDD) is an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) agonist, an endocrine disruptor, and a potent global pollutant. TCDD exposure is associated with diseases of almost every organ system, and its toxicity is highly conserved across vertebrates. While the acute developmental effects of dioxin exposure have been extensively studied, the ability of early sublethal exposure to...
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