Xenoestrogenic gene exression: Structural features of active polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 783-786

  Schultz, T Wayne ^a   Sinks, Glendon D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogenic gene expression; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Structure activity relationships

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; GENES; HYDROXYLATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NAPHTHALENE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ESTROGENICITY;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; ESTRADIOL; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; HYDROXYL GROUP; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ESTROGEN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

PAH;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SACCHAROMYCES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 0036525966     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(2002)021<0783:XGESFO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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