Effects of currently used pesticides in assays for estrogenicity, androgenicity, and aromatase activity in vitro

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-12

  Raun Andersen, Helle ^a   Vinggaard, Anne Marie ^b   Høj Rasmussen, Thomas ^a   Gjermandsen, Irene Marianne ^c   Cecilie Bonefeld Jørgensen, Eva ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Androgen antagonist; Androgen receptor transactivation; Aromatase assay; Cell proliferation assay; CHO cells; Estrogen agonist; Estrogen antagonist; Estrogen receptor transactivation; MCF 7 cells; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANTIANDROGEN; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CHLORMEQUAT; CHLOROTHALONIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; DAMINOZIDE; DELTAMETHRIN; DICHLORVOS; DIMETHOATE; ENDOSULFAN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ETHEPHON; FENARIMOL; FENPROPATHRIN; FOSETYL ALUMINUM; HERBICIDE; IPRODIONE; METHIOCARB; METHOMYL; PACLOBUTRAZOL; PESTICIDE; PIRIMICARB; PROCHLORAZ; TOLCHLOFOS METHYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCLOZOLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROSOME; NONHUMAN; PROPAMOCARB; TRANSACTIVATION;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 0037082643     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.2001.9347     Document Type: Article

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