Estrogenic activity of surfactants and some of their degradation products assessed using a recombinant yeast screen

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-248

  Routledge, Edwin J ^a   Sumpter, John P ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkylphenol; Estrogen; Surfactants; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030066424     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1996)015<0241:EAOSAS>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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