Induction of vitellogenin synthesis in an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) hepatocyte culture: A sensitive in vitro bioassay for the oestrogenic and anti-oestrogenic activity of chemicals

Biomarkers

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 394-407

  Tollefsen, Knut Erik ^a,b   Mathisen, R ^a   Stenersen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anti oestrogens; Atlantic salmon; Fish; Hepatocytes; Oestrogens; Vitellogenin; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; 4 NONYLPHENOL; 4 TERT OCTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROGEN; ANTIESTROGEN; CAMPHECLOR; DIELDRIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GENISTEIN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; VITELLOGENIN; ZEARALENONE;

ANIMAL CELL; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BIOASSAY; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FISH; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIVER CELL CULTURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RECEPTOR BINDING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELLS, CULTURED; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; ESTROGENS; GENISTEIN; HEPATOCYTES; MALE; PESTICIDES; PHENOLS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SALMO SALAR; STEROIDS; TEMPERATURE; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES; VITELLOGENINS; ZEARALENONE;

ANIMALIA; SALMO; SALMO SALAR; UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0344237063     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547500310001607827     Document Type: Article

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