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The role of iron in the toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-(p)-dioxin (TCDD)

Abstract

The effects of TCDD on normal and iron-deficient mice fed a casein-based diet were compared. Liver damage, porphyria, and thymic atrophy were studied in C57B1/6J mice, chloracne and liver damage in the HRS/J strain. Sequential pathologic changes also were studied in C57B1/6J mice fed laboratory chow and treated with TCDD (25 μg/kg/week). Steatosis was present by Day 4; cell swelling, necrosis, and disorganization of the acinar architecture …

Authors

Jones KG; Cole FM; Sweeney GD

Journal

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 74–88

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

10 1981

DOI

10.1016/0041-008x(81)90009-0

ISSN

0041-008X