Evaluation of chemicals with endocrine modulating activity in a yeast-based steroid hormone receptor gene transcription assay

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 205-212

  Gaido, Kevin W ^a   Leonard, Linda S ^a   Lovell, Stephanie ^a   Gould, Janet C ^a   Babaï, Dariouch ^a   Portier, Christopher J ^b   McDonnell, Donald P ^c  

^a CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; CHLORPHENOTANE; COUMESTROL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; METHOXYCHLOR; MITOTANE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; REPORTER GENE; TECHNIQUE; TOXICOLOGY; YEAST;

EID: 0031105822     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.8069     Document Type: Article

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