The estrogenic activity of phthalate esters in vitro

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 802-811

  Harris, Catherine A ^a   Henttu, Pirkko ^b   Parker, Malcolm G ^b   Sumpter, John P ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contaminated standards; Estrogenicity; MCF 7; Metabolites; Phthalates; Recombinant yeast screen; ZR 75

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANTIOXIDANT; DIISOBUTYLPHTHALATE; ESTRADIOL; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIISONONYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITE; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; YEAST;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030668074     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105802     Document Type: Article

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