Comparative analysis of estrogenic activity in sewage treatment plant effluents involving three in vitro assays and chemical analysis of steroids

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 857-864

  Rutishauser, Barbara V ^a   Pesonen, Maija ^b   Escher, Beate I ^a   Ackermann, Gabriele E ^c   Aerni, Hans Rudolf ^a   Suter, Marc J F ^a   Eggen, Rik I L ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine disrupters; In vitro assays; Sewage treatment plant effluents; Steroid analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DATA REDUCTION; DRUG PRODUCTS; EFFLUENTS; PROTEINS;

ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZONA RADIATA PROTEIN;

BIOASSAY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; SEWAGE TREATMENT; STEROID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPORTER GENE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; STEROID ANALYSIS; TROUT; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE; EGG PROTEINS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GONADS; HEPATOCYTES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEWAGE; TRANSFECTION; TROUT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YEASTS;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 1842511573     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/03-286     Document Type: Article

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