Induction of mammalian cell transformation and genotoxicity by 2-methoxyestradiol, an endogenous metabolite of estrogen

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 735-740

  Tsutsui, Takeki ^a   Tamura, Yukiko ^a   Hagiwara, Makoto ^a   Miyachi, Takashi ^a   Hikiba, Hirohito ^a   Kubo, Chikahiro ^a   Barrett, J Carl ^b  

^a NIPPON DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); ALPHA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; ASCORBIC ACID; DEMECOLCINE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL;

ANEUPLOIDY; ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; GENE LOCUS; GENOTOXICITY; MAMMAL CELL; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS INDEX; MULTINUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

EID: 0034102108     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/21.4.735     Document Type: Article

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