Xenoestrogens at picomolar to nanomolar concentrations trigger membrane estrogen receptor-α-mediated Ca2+ fluxes and prolactin release in GH3/B6 pituitary tumor cells

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 431-439

  Wozniak, Ann L ^a   Bulayeva, Nataliya N ^a   Watson, Cheryl S ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisphenol A; Coumestrol; DDE; DES; Dieldrin; Diethylstilbestrol; Endosulfan; Estrogen receptor ; Exocytosis; L type channels; Membrane; Nonylphenol; Phytoestrogen; Prolactin; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; COUMESTROL; DETERGENT; DIELDRIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOSULFAN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; NIFEDIPINE; NONYLPHENOL; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TUMOR CELL;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COUMESTROL; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; DIELDRIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOSULFAN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; PHENOLS; PROLACTIN; RATS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 17744396647     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7505     Document Type: Article

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