Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
pentachlorobenzene
CAS # 608-93-5
Category*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
den Besten C, Bennik MHJ, Bruggeman I, Schielen P, Kuper F, Brouwer A, Koeman JH, Vos JG, Van Bladeren PJ. 1993. The role of oxidative metabolism in hexachlorobenzene-induced porphyria and thyroid hormone homeostasis - A comparison with pentachlorobenzene in a 13-week feeding study. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 119(2):181-194.
*Category References
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.