Widely varied chemicals—including certain herbicides, plasticizers, drugs, and natural
products—induce peroxisome proliferation in rodent liver and other tissues. This phenomenon is …

The expected widespread use of carbon nanotube (CNT)-composites in consumer products
calls for an assessment of the possible release and exposure to workers, consumers and …

… Calculated phthalate intake based on the geometric mean values for urinary metabolites
using the method of David [17]. Data are from a population of 2541 individuals, considered to …

Background Evidence is accumulating for a role of vitamin D in maintaining normal glucose
homeostasis. However, studies that prospectively examined circulating concentrations of 25-…

Data relating to 976 patients registered as suffering an acute stroke has been analysed to
determine the natural history of speech disturbance: these patients came from a community …

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac
death in young adults and is a familial disease in at least 60% of cases. Causative mutations …

Administration of phthalates is known to cause toxicity and liver cancer in rodents through
the activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs), and the monoesters …

The innate antiviral response is mediated, at least in part, by Toll-like receptors (TLRs).
TLR3 signaling is activated in response to viral infection, and the absence of TLR3 in mice …

Fischer 344 rats were treated with 0, 100, 500, 2500, or 12,500 ppm di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
(DEHP) in the diet for up to 104 weeks. Blood and urine were analyzed at weeks 26, 52, 78…

The American Chemistry Council Phthalate Esters Panel read with great interest the paper
by Blount et al.(1) regarding urinary levels of phthalate ester metabolites in a sample set of …