Inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication in normal human breast epithelial cells after treatment with pesticides, PCBs, and PBBs, alone or in mixtures

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 192-200

  Kang, Kyung Sun ^a   Wilson, Melinda R ^a   Hayashi, Tomonori ^a   Chang, Chia Cheng ^a,b   Trosko, James E ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical mixtures; DDT; Dieldrin; Gap junctional intercellular communication; Normal human breast epithelial cells; PBBs; PCBs; Toxaphene

Indexed keywords

CAMPHECLOR; CHLORPHENOTANE; CONNEXIN 43; DIELDRIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; PESTICIDE; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CANADA; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FOOD CHAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIPOPHILICITY; METABOLITE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029940890     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.96104192     Document Type: Article

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