Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyl metabolites are anti-estrogenic in a stably transfected human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF7) cell line

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 363-376

  Kramer, Vincent J ^a   Helferich, William G ^b   Bergman, Åke ^c   Klasson Wehler, Eva ^c   Giesy, John P ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ARTICLE; BREAST ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROXYLATION; METABOLITE;

EID: 0031172739     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1997.8163     Document Type: Article

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