Synergisms with mixtures of xenoestrogens: A reevaluation using the method of isoboles

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-73

  Kortenkamp, Andreas ^a   Altenburger, Rolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Combination effects; Dose response relationships; Environmental chemicals; Synergistic interactions; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; CAMPHECLOR; DIELDRIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; METHOXYCHLOR; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031668030     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00261-7     Document Type: Article

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