The anti-estrogenicity of Ah receptor agonists in carp (Cyprinus carpio) hepatocytes

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 178-188

  Smeets, Jean M W ^a   Van Holsteijn, Ineke ^a   Giesy, John P ^b   Van Den Berg, Martin ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ah receptor; Anti estrogen; CYP1A; Fish; Hepatocytes; In vitro; TCDD; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

1,3,8 TRICHLORO 6 METHYLDIBENZOFURAN; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; 3,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; ANTIESTROGEN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BETA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRADIOL; ETHOXYRESORUFIN DEETHYLASE; VITELLOGENIN;

ARTICLE; CARP; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FISH; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 0033395989     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/52.2.178     Document Type: Article

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