Toxicological Sciences 79, 205-206 (2004)
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To the Editor:
Viberg et al. (2003b)
report neurobehavioral effects of the flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether (PBDE 209). The effects consist of changes in spontaneous behavior, which appear to become more intense for at least six months after a single oral dose of 20.1 mg/kg BW to neonatal mice on PND 3 (Viberg et al., 2003b
). PBDE 209 is reported to accumulate in brain during the first week after administration. Unfortunately, the exact concentration of