Screening of selected pesticides for oestrogen receptor activation in vitro

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 533-542

  Vinggaard, Anne Marie ^a   Breinholt, Vibeke ^a   Larsen, John Christian ^a  

^a Danish V eterinary and Food Administration   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Endocrine Disruption; Fenarimol; Oestrogen Receptor; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

BROMOPROPYLATE; CHLOROBENZILATE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CLOFENVINFOS; DICOFOL; DIURON; ENILCONAZOLE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FENARIMOL; FUNGICIDE; HEPTACHLOR; IPRODIONE; LINURON; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDE; PROCHLORAZ; QUINTOZENE; STIROFOS; TETRADIFON; TRIADIMEFON; TRIADIMENOL;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032693810     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026520399283678     Document Type: Article

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