Polychlorinated Biphenyls

"Polychlorinated Biphenyls" 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.

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Industrial products consisting of a mixture of chlorinated biphenyl congeners and isomers. These compounds are highly lipophilic and tend to accumulate in fat stores of animals. Many of these compounds are considered toxic and potential environmental pollutants.

Descriptor ID	D011078
MeSH Number(s)	D02.309.750 D02.455.426.559.389.185.698 D02.455.526.439.773
Concept/Terms	Polychlorinated Biphenyls Polychlorinated Biphenyls Biphenyls, Polychlorinated Polychlorobiphenyl Compounds Compounds, Polychlorobiphenyl PCBs

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds [D02.309]
Polychlorinated Biphenyls [D02.309.750]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
Biphenyl Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.185]
Polychlorinated Biphenyls [D02.455.426.559.389.185.698]
Hydrocarbons, Halogenated [D02.455.526]
Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated [D02.455.526.439]
Polychlorinated Biphenyls [D02.455.526.439.773]

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Polychlorinated Biphenyls
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2002	1	0	1
2003	0	1	1
2004	2	0	2
2005	4	0	4
2006	1	0	1
2007	1	1	2
2008	0	2	2
2009	1	0	1
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2011	4	0	4
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2015	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2019	2	0	2
2020	1	0	1
2021	2	0	2
2022	2	0	2

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Plaku B, Williams PL, Sergeyev O, Korrick SA, Burns JS, Bather JR, Hauser R, Lee MM. Pubertal progression in relation to peripubertal exposure to organochlorine chemicals in a cohort of Russian boys. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2023 Sep; 254.

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Morin SM, Majhi PD, Crisi GM, Gregory KJ, Franca R, Schalet B, Mason H, Casaubon JT, Cao QJ, Haddad S, Makari-Judson G, Jerry DJ, Schneider SS. Interindividual variation contributes to differential PCB 126 induced gene expression in primary breast epithelial cells and tissues. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2022 Aug; 241:113722.

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Zoeller RT. Endocrine disrupting chemicals and thyroid hormone action. Adv Pharmacol. 2021; 92:401-417.

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Plaku-Alakbarova B, Sergeyev O, Williams PL, Burns JS, Lee MM, Hauser R, Korrick SA. Peripubertal serum levels of dioxins, furans and PCBs in a cohort of Russian boys: can empirical grouping methods yield meaningful exposure variables? Chemosphere. 2021 Jul; 275:130027.

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Schantz SL, Eskenazi B, Buckley JP, Braun JM, Sprowles JN, Bennett DH, Cordero J, Frazier JA, Lewis J, Hertz-Picciotto I, Lyall K, Nozadi SS, Sagiv S, Stroustrup A, Volk HE, Watkins DJ. A framework for assessing the impact of chemical exposures on neurodevelopment in ECHO: Opportunities and challenges. Environ Res. 2020 09; 188:109709.

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Burns JS, Williams PL, Sergeyev O, Korrick SA, Rudnev S, Plaku-Alakbarova B, Revich B, Hauser R, Lee MM. Associations of peri-pubertal serum dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls with growth and body composition among Russian boys in a longitudinal cohort. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2020 01; 223(1):228-237.

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Sethi S, Morgan RK, Feng W, Lin Y, Li X, Luna C, Koch M, Bansal R, Duffel MW, Puschner B, Zoeller RT, Lehmler HJ, Pessah IN, Lein PJ. Comparative Analyses of the 12 Most Abundant PCB Congeners Detected in Human Maternal Serum for Activity at the Thyroid Hormone Receptor and Ryanodine Receptor. Environ Sci Technol. 2019 04 02; 53(7):3948-3958.

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Burns JS, Lee MM, Williams PL, Korrick SA, Sergeyev O, Lam T, Revich B, Hauser R. Associations of Peripubertal Serum Dioxin and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations with Pubertal Timing among Russian Boys. Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Nov; 124(11):1801-1807.

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Gore AC, Chappell VA, Fenton SE, Flaws JA, Nadal A, Prins GS, Toppari J, Zoeller RT. Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals. Endocr Rev. 2015 Dec; 36(6):593-602.

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Zota AR, Linderholm L, Park JS, Petreas M, Guo T, Privalsky ML, Zoeller RT, Woodruff TJ. Temporal comparison of PBDEs, OH-PBDEs, PCBs, and OH-PCBs in the serum of second trimester pregnant women recruited from San Francisco General Hospital, California. Environ Sci Technol. 2013 Oct 15; 47(20):11776-84.

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