2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin decreases estradiol production without altering the enzyme activity of cytochrome P450 aromatase of human luteinized granulosa cells in vitro

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1102-1108

  Moran F M ^a   Conley, A J ^a   Corbin, C J ^a   Enan, E ^a   VandeVoort, C ^b   Overstreet, J W ^a   Lasley, Bill L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

EID: 0034020085     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.4.1102     Document Type: Article

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