Estrogenic and thyroid hormone activity of a series of hydroxy-polychlorinated biphenyls

Chemosphere

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-42

  Shiraishi, F ^a   Okumura, T ^b   Nomachi, M ^a   Serizawa, S ^a   Nishikawa, J ^c   Edmonds, J S ^a   Shiraishi, H ^a   Morita, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b Environ Pollution Control Center   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrogenic activity; Hydroxy PCBs; Thyroid hormonal activity; Yeast two hybrid assay

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHLORINATION; METABOLISM;

ESTROGENS;

HORMONES;

2',3,3',5 TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL 2 OL; 2',3,3',6 TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL 4 OL; 2',4,5',6 TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL 2 OL; 2,2',3',4,6 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL 3 OL; 2,3'4,5',6 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL 3 OL; 2,3,4' TRICHLOROBIPHENYL 4 OL; 3',4,6 TRICHLOROBIPHENYL 3 OL; 3,3',5,5',6 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL 2 OL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE ACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0038368099     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00261-3     Document Type: Article

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