Estrogenic activity of octylphenol, nonylphenol, bisphenol A and methoxychlor in rats

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 154-167

  Laws, Susan C ^a   Carey, Stephan A ^a   Ferrell, Janet M ^a   Bodman, Gerald J ^a   Cooper, Ralph L ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

4 nonylphenol; 4 tert octylphenol; Bisphenol A; Endocrine disruptors; Estrous cyclicity; Ethynyl estradiol; Female reproductive toxicology; Methoxychlor; Rat; Uterotrophic assay; Vaginal opening assay

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; METHOXYCHLOR; PHENOL; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; RELIABILITY; UTERUS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; METHOXYCHLOR; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; PHENOLS; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; UTERUS; VAGINA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034069492     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/54.1.154     Document Type: Article

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