The estrogen receptor relative binding affinities of 188 natural and xenochemicals: Structural diversity of ligands

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 138-153

  Blair, Robert M ^a   Fang, Hong ^a   Branham, William S ^a   Hass, Bruce S ^a   Dial, Stacey L ^a   Moland, Carrie L ^a   Tong, Weida ^b   Shi, Leming ^b   Perkins, Roger ^b   Sheehan, Daniel M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Logicon ROW Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylphenols; Antiestrogens; Estrogen receptor competitive binding assay; Estrogens; Organochlorines; Para bens; Pesticides; Phthalates; Relative binding affinity

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ALKYLPHENOL; BENZOPHENONE; BIPHENYL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MONOBENZONE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN BINDING; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0034020453     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/54.1.138     Document Type: Article

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