Dose-response assessment strategies for endocrine-active compounds

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 292-305

  Barton, Hugh A ^a   Andersen, Melvin E ^a  

^a ICF Kaiser Engineers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DIOXIN; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; DITHIOTHREITOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FINASTERIDE; FLUTAMIDE; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHYTOESTROGEN; VINCLOZOLIN;

ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND MESSENGER; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031171729     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1997.1106     Document Type: Article

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