Estrogenic potential of certain pyrethroid compounds in the MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cell line

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 173-177

  Go, Vera ^a   Garey, Joan ^a   Wolff, Mary S ^a   Pogo, Beatriz G T ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; MCF 7 human breast carcinoma cells; pS2; Pyrethroid; RNA

Indexed keywords

ALLETHRIN; ANTIESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FENVALERATE; INSECTICIDE; MESSENGER RNA; N BUTYL 11 (3,17BETA DIHYDROXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 7ALPHA YL) N METHYLUNDECANAMIDE; PERMETHRIN; PHENOTHRIN; PYRETHROID;

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SENESCENCE;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 0032918631     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107173     Document Type: Article

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