Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
2,6-dichlorophenol
CAS # 87-65-0
Category*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
den Besten C, Vet JJRM, Besselink HT, Kiel GS, Beems R, van Bladeren PJV. 1991. The liver, kidney, and thyroid toxicity of chlorinated benzenes. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 111(1):69-81.
Van den Berg KJ, van Raaij JAGM, Bragt PC, Notten WRF. 1991. Interactions of halogenated industrial chemicals with transthyretin and effects on thyroid hormone levels in vivo. Arch Toxicol 65(1):15-19.
van den Berg KJ. 1990. Interaction of chlorinated phenols with thyroxine binding sites of human transthyretin, albumin and thyroid binding globulin. Chem Biol Interact 76(1):63-75.
*Category References
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.