A comparison of the thyroid disruption induced by decabrominated diphenyl ethers (BDE-209) and decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE) in rats

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 174; pp. 224 - 235
• Main Authors: Wang, Yuwei, Chen, Tian, Sun, Yanmin, Zhao, Xuezhen, Zheng, Dan, Jing, Li, Zhou, Xianqing, Sun, Zhiwei, Shi, Zhixiong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 15.06.2019
• Subjects: Brominated flame retardants; Decabrominated diphenyl ether; Decabromodiphenyl ethane; Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis; Rat; Thyroid function; Decabrominated diphenyl ether; Decabromodiphenyl ethane; Rat; Thyroid function; Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis; Brominated flame retardants

In recent years, decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), a new alternative flame retardant to the decabrominated diphenyl ethers (BDE-209), is widely used in a variety of products. Previous studies have indicated that DBDPE, like BDE-209, could disrupt thyroid function. However, compared with BDE-209, the...