Developmental effects of estrogenic chemicals are predicted by an in vitro assay incorporating modification of cell uptake by serum

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 1-6, 1999, Pages 343-357

  Nagel, Susan C ^a   Vom Saal, Frederick S ^a   Welshons, Wade V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN BINDING PROTEIN; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CELL TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PROSTATE; PROTEIN BINDING; SERUM;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PREGNANCY; PROSTATE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0033016321     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(99)00078-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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