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New Model Estimates the Effects of Dioxin on Liver Cholesterol

New Model Estimates the Effects of Dioxin on Liver Cholesterol

Update: 2024-02-07
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Scientists funded partly by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) developed a computer model to determine the health effects of exposure to dioxins. Researchers use the model to combine data on exposures and on known health outcomes to assess the overall risk chemicals could pose to health.For this study, researchers at the Michigan State University SRP Center and Emory University created a computational model to show how the highly toxic chemical 2,3,7,8- tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) affects biological processes that increase cholesterol levels in the liver.
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New Model Estimates the Effects of Dioxin on Liver Cholesterol

New Model Estimates the Effects of Dioxin on Liver Cholesterol

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