Development of a simple screening system for endocrine disruptors

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Sugawara, Teruo ^a   Nakajima, Ayako ^a   Nomura, Eiji ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; Estrogen; Estrogen receptor; One hybrid system; Screening system; Synthetic chemicals

Indexed keywords

1,3 DIPHENYLPROPANE; 2 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; 2 METHOXYESTRADIOL; 4 HYDROXYESTRADIOL; 4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 OCTYLPHENOL; 4 PENTYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BENZOPHENONE; BETA ESTRADIOL 3 SULFATE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BUTYLBENZENE; CHEMICAL AGENT; DIPENTYLPHTHALATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL SULFATE; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRONE; ESTRONE SULFATE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENYL GROUP; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DICYCLOHEXYL ESTER; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESTROGEN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; YEAST CELL; CHEMISTRY; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PLASMID; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TRANSACTIVATION; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0036859353     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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