The environmental pollutant aromatic hydrocarbon, benzpyrene has deleterious effect on hormone receptor development

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 355-361

  Inczefi Gonda, Ágnes ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Benzpyrene; Hormonal imprinting; Steroid hormones; Steroid receptors; Transgenerational effects

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE DERIVATIVE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

AGE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; POLLUTANT; RAT; REVIEW; WISTAR RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BENZOPYRENES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, STEROID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033494852     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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