Polychlorinated biphenyls interfere with androgen-induced transcriptional activation and hormone binding

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-194

  Portigal, Cheryl L ^a   Cowell, Simon P ^a   Fedoruk, Matthew N ^a   Butler, Christopher M ^a   Rennie, Paul S ^a   Nelson, Colleen C ^a  

^a VANCOUVER PROSTATE CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Androgen; Endocrine disruptor; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Steroid hormone; Steroid receptor; Structure activity; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROCLOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; STEROID HORMONE; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHLORINATION; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; FOOD CHAIN; HORMONE BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAND BINDING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0037087779     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.2002.9371     Document Type: Article

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