Advances in Toxicity of Polychlorinated Biphenyls on Animals and Human Livers
- VernacularTitle:多氯联苯的肝毒性研究进展
- Author:
Beibei LIU
;
Jianfeng CHEN
;
Yong ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Polychlorinated biphenyls;
Liver;
Toxicity;
Liver cancer
- From:
Journal of Environment and Health
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs) is one of persistent organic pollutants which are widely exist in environment.This review described PCBs characteristics and toxicity on animals and human livers.Before now,it was identified that PCBs caused liver damage and hepatocarcinogenicity for animals.However,occupational studies and long-term,low level exposure studies to human beings have found no direct correlation between PCBs exposure and liver damage and carcinogenicity,only accidental environmental exposures have found increased mortality of liver disease.But high morbidity of human liver cancer and detected PCBs in the environment were reported in some regions.It is evident that more researches should be done.
