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Association of Thyroid Hormone Concentrations with Levels of Organochlorine Compounds in Cord Blood of Neonates by Maervoet, Johan, Griet Vermeir, Covaci, Adrian, Nicolas Van Larebeke, Koppen, Gudrun, Schoeters, Greet, Nelen, Vera, Baeyens, Willy, Schepens, Paul, Maria K. Viaene

“…Thyroid hormones are important regulators of brain development. During critical periods of development, even transient disorders in thyroid hormone…”
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Using additive modelling to quantify the effect of chemicals on phytoplankton diversity and biomass by Viaene, K.P.J., De Laender, F., Van den Brink, P.J., Janssen, C.R.

“…Environmental authorities require the protection of biodiversity and other ecosystem properties such as biomass production. However, the endpoints listed in…”
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Neurobehavioral function and low-level exposure to brominated flame retardants in adolescents: a cross-sectional study by Kiciński, Michał, Viaene, Mineke K, Den Hond, Elly, Schoeters, Greet, Covaci, Adrian, Dirtu, Alin C, Nelen, Vera, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Croes, Kim, Sioen, Isabelle, Baeyens, Willy, Van Larebeke, Nicolas, Nawrot, Tim S

“…Animal and in vitro studies demonstrated a neurotoxic potential of brominated flame retardants, a group of chemicals used in many household and commercial…”
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Toxicity data for modeling impacts of oil components in an Arctic ecosystem by Olsen, G.H., Klok, C., Hendriks, A.J., Geraudie, P., De Hoop, L., De Laender, F., Farmen, E., Grøsvik, B.E., Hansen, B.H., Hjorth, M., Jansen, C.R., Nordtug, T., Ravagnan, E., Viaene, K., Carroll, J.

“…Ecological impact assessment modeling systems are valuable support tools for managing impacts from commercial activities on marine habitats and species. The…”
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Neurobehavioural effects of occupational exposure to cadmium: a cross sectional epidemiological study by Viaene, M K, Masschelein, R, Leenders, J, De Groof, M, Swerts, L J V C, Roels, H A

“…BACKGROUND A patient with unexplained minor behavioural changes associated with an axonal sensorimotor polyneuropathy had a history of chronic occupational…”
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Sleep apnoeas and neurobehavioral effects in solvent exposed workers by Godderis, L., Dours, G., Laire, G., Viaene, M.K.

“…Exposure to organic solvents may cause an increase of sleep apnoeas, which may explain the excess of fatigue, concentration and memory problems reported in…”
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Recent versus chronic exposure to particulate matter air pollution in association with neurobehavioral performance in a panel study of primary schoolchildren by Saenen, Nelly D., Provost, Eline B., Viaene, Mineke K., Vanpoucke, Charlotte, Lefebvre, Wouter, Vrijens, Karen, Roels, Harry A., Nawrot, Tim S.

“…Children's neuropsychological abilities are in a developmental stage. Recent air pollution exposure and neurobehavioral performance are scarcely studied. In a…”
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Neurobehavioral performance in adolescents is inversely associated with traffic exposure by Kicinski, Michal, Vermeir, Griet, Van Larebeke, Nicolas, Den Hond, Elly, Schoeters, Greet, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Sioen, Isabelle, Bijnens, Esmée, Roels, Harry A., Baeyens, Willy, Viaene, Mineke K., Nawrot, Tim S.

“…On the basis of animal research and epidemiological studies in children and elderly there is a growing concern that traffic exposure may affect the brain. The…”
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Models that ignore oil droplet uptake are sufficiently accurate to predict the bioaccumulation of oil-associated PAHs by Viaene, K P J, Janssen, C R, De Hoop, L, Hendriks, A J, De Laender, F

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Genetic Susceptibility in Solvent Induced Neurobehavioral Effects by Godderis, L., Maertens, N., de Gelder, V., De Lamper, A., De Ruyck, K., Vernimmen, M., Bulterys, S., Moens, G., Thierens, H., Viaene, M. K.

“…The aim of this investigation was to study the influence of genetic polymorphisms of biotransformation enzymes and dopamine receptors on neurobehavioral…”
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Urinary t,t-muconic acid as a proxy-biomarker of car exhaust and neurobehavioral performance in 15-year olds by Kicinski, Michal, Saenen, Nelly D., Viaene, Mineke K., Den Hond, Elly, Schoeters, Greet, Plusquin, Michelle, Nelen, Vera, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Sioen, Isabelle, Loots, Ilse, Baeyens, Willy, Roels, Harry A., Nawrot, Tim S.

“…Traffic-related air pollution has been shown to induce neurotoxicity in rodents. Several recent epidemiological studies reported negative associations between…”
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Cadmium: a possible etiological factor in peripheral polyneuropathy by Viaene, M K, Roels, H A, Leenders, J, De Groof, M, Swerts, L J, Lison, D, Masschelein, R

“…Uncovering the exact cause of polyneuropathies seems to be impossible in up to 24% of the cases. Experimental studies have shown that cadmium (Cd), which is a…”
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Neurobehavioral function and low-level metal exposure in adolescents by Kicinski, Michal, Vrijens, Jan, Vermier, Griet, Hond, Elly Den, Schoeters, Greet, Nelen, Vera, Bruckers, Liesbeth, Sioen, Isabelle, Baeyens, Willy, Van Larebeke, Nicolas, Viaene, Mineke K., Nawrot, Tim S.

“…An excessive metal exposure is harmful to the brain. However, many aspects of metal neurotoxicity remain unclear including the magnitude of the low-level…”
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Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase activity in familial and sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Robberecht, W, Sapp, P, Viaene, M K, Rosen, D, McKenna-Yasek, D, Haines, J, Horvitz, R, Theys, P, Brown, Jr, R

“…Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a degenerative motor neuron disease that is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait in approximately 10% of cases…”
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Neurobehavioural changes and persistence of complaints in workers exposed to styrene in a polyester boat building plant: influence of exposure characteristics and microsomal epoxide hydrolase phenotype by Viaene, M K, Pauwels, W, Veulemans, H, Roels, H A, Masschelein, R

“…OBJECTIVES To investigate neurobehavioural effects and the persistence of complaints in workers exposed to styrene relative to exposure characteristics and the…”
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Relation between colour vision loss and occupational styrene exposure by Viaene, M K

“…This commentary relates to the study by Gong et al, published in the December 2002 issue of this journal.1…”
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Epigenetic changes in lymphocytes of solvent-exposed individuals by Godderis, Lode, De Raedt, Karel, Tabish, Ali M, Poels, Katrien, Maertens, Nathalie, De Ruyck, Kim, Bulterys, Simon, Thierens, Hubert, Viaene, Maria K

“…We investigated global DNA methylation alterations in lymphocytes of solvent workers and chronic toxic encephalopathy (CTE) patients and explored potential…”
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Nocturnal oxygen desaturation, as assessed by home oximetry, in long-term solvent-exposed workers by Laire, G., Viaene, M.K., Veulemans, H., Masschelein, R., Nemery, B.

“…Recent studies have suggested that occupational exposure to solvents may be a cause of sleep apnea. Digital oximetry during one night was performed in…”
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Study of the adsorption on clay particles by means of fluorescent probes by Viaene, K., Schoonheydt, R. A., Crutzen, M., Kunyima, B., De Schryver, F. C.

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Study of the adsorption and polymerization of functionalized organic ammonium derivatives on a clay surface by Kunyima, B, Viaene, K, Khalil, M. M. Hassan, Schoonheydt, R. A, Crutzen, M, De Schryver, F. C

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