Depressive symptoms after PCB exposure: hypotheses for underlying pathomechanisms via the thyroid and dopamine system - Gaum PM, Gube M, Esser A, Schettgen T, Quinete N, Bertram J, Putsch ögl FM, Kraus T, Lang J.

Polychlorinated biphenyls' (PCB) exposure has been reported to be associated with depressive symptoms, which is correlated to lower dopamine- (DA) and thyroxine-concentrations (T4). T4 is necessary for DA-synthesis and it binds to transthyretin (TTR) being...
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