In vitro synergistic intersection of alligator and human estrogen receptors with combinations of environmental chemicals

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1997, Pages 615-618

  Arnold, Steven F ^a,b,c   Vonier, Peter M ^a,c   Collins, Bridgette M ^a,c   Klotz, Diane M ^a   Guillette Jr , Louis J ^a,d   McLachlan, John A ^a,b,c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator; Environmental estrogens; Estrogen receptor; Ligand binding; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ALACHLOR; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; DIELDRIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; HERBICIDE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALLIGATOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GENETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM;

ALLIGATOR; ALLIGATOR MISSISSIPPIENSIS;

ACETAMIDES; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CHLORDAN; DIELDRIN; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOXAPHENE;

EID: 0030954438     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105s3615     Document Type: Conference Paper

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