Effects of environmental and natural estrogens on vitellogenin production in hepatocytes of the brown frog (Rana temporaria)

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-101

  Rouhani Rankouhi, T ^a   Sanderson, J T ^a   Van Holsteijn, I ^a   Van Kooten, P ^b   Bosveld, A T C ^c   Van Den Berg, M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Hepatocytes; In vitro; Rana temporaria; Vitellogenin

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; METHOXYCHLOR;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FROG; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; VITELLOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HEPATOCYTES; MALE; METHOXYCHLOR; PHENOLS; RANA TEMPORARIA; VITELLOGENESIS; VITELLOGENINS;

ANURA; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 11844280860     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2004.09.009     Document Type: Article

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