In silico prediction of receptor-mediated environmental toxic phenomena - Application to endocrine disruption

SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 149-169

  Lill, M A ^a,b   Dobler, M ^a   Vedani, A ^a  

^a Biographics Laboratory 3R   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruption; Environmental toxicology; Induced fit; Multi dimensional QSAR; Virtual laboratory

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS; MOLECULAR GRAPHICS; SILICA;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY; HARMFUL EFFECTS; IN-SILICO; INDUCED FIT; MULTI DIMENSIONAL; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL QSAR; PILOT SYSTEM; SILICO PREDICTION; VIRTUAL LABORATORIES;

METABOLITES;

RAPTORES;

EID: 18244406582     PISSN: 1062936X     EISSN: 1029046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10629360412331319826     Document Type: Conference Paper

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