Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated antiestrogenic and antitumorigenic activity of diindolylmethane

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1631-1639

  Chen, Ichen ^a   McDougal, Andrew ^a   Wang, Fan ^a   Safe, Stephen ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ANTIESTROGEN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; CARCINOGEN; DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; INDOLE; VITELLOGENIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; FROG; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TUMOR GROWTH; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP1A1; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; RNA, MESSENGER; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031715037     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/19.9.1631     Document Type: Article

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