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. 2022 Jan 8;10(1):26. doi: 10.3390/toxics10010026
ACCEPT Adapting to Climate Change and Environmental Pollution and Dietary Transition
AhR Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
AR Androgen receptor
BMI Body mass index
BL Birth length
BW Birth weight
ß-HCH β-hexachlorocyclohexane
DL-PCB Dioxin-like- polychlorinated biphenyl
DLCs Dioxin-like compounds
DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide
EC50 Half maximum effect concentration
EDCs Endocrine disrupting chemicals
ER Estrogen receptor
GA Gestational age at birth
HC Head circumference
HCB Hexachlorobenzene
Hg Mercury
lipPOPs Lipophilic persistent organic pollutants
LOD Limit of detection
n-3 Omega-3 fatty acids
n-6 Omega-6 fatty acids
OCP Organochlorine pesticide
PAHs Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
PBB Polybrominated biphenyl
PBDE Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
PC Principal component
PCA Principal component analysis
PI Ponderal index
PCB Polychlorinated biphenyl
PCDDs Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
PCDFs Polychlorinated dibenzofurans
POP Persistent organic pollutant
p,p′-DDE Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene
p,p′-DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acid
RLU Relative light unit
SC Solvent control
Se Selenium
SPE Solid phase extraction
TCDD 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
TEF Toxic Equivalency Factor
TEQ TCDD toxic equivalent
TR Thyroid hormone receptor