Several environmental oestrogens are also anti-androgens

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 327-339

  Sohoni, P ^a   Sumpter, J P ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANTIANDROGEN; ANTIESTROGEN; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRONE; FLUTAMIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYTAMOXIFEN; NONYLPHENOL; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; VINCLOZOLIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; YEAST;

EID: 0031656115     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1580327     Document Type: Article

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