Methods for xenoestrogen testing

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 665-670

  Safe, S ^a   Connor, K ^a   Gaido, K ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Endocrine system; Estrogen receptor; Nonylphenol; Wine extract; Xenoestrogen testing

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; NONYLPHENOL; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOASSAY; CELL LINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WINE;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHENOLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

MINK CELL FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS;

EID: 17344393982     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00283-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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