Interactions between endosulfan and dieldrin on estrogen-mediated processes in vitro and in vivo

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 791-798

  Wade, Michael G ^a   Desaulniers, Daniel ^a   Leingartner, Karen ^a   Foster, Warren G ^a,b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b Environmental Health Centre Ottawa   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dieldrin; Endosulfan; Estrogen receptor; Estrogenicity; MCF 7 breast cancer cells; Organochlorine; Uterotrophic

Indexed keywords

DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HORMONE; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PEROXIDASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROMEGESTONE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL DIVISION; DIELDRIN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOSULFAN; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; PEROXIDASES; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; UTERUS;

EID: 0031282708     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(97)00062-2     Document Type: Article

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