Effect of organochlorine pesticides on human androgen receptor activation in vitro

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-246

  Lemaire, Géraldine ^a   Terouanne, Béatrice ^b   Mauvais, Pascale ^c   Michel, Serge ^c   Rahmani, Roger ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Galderma R and D   (France)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Antiandrogens; Endocrine disrupters; Organochlorine pesticides; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; ENDRIN; HYDROXYFLUTAMIDE; METHOXYCHLOR; METRIBOLONE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLUTAMIDE; HUMANS; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; INSECTICIDES; MALE; METRIBOLONE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE CONGENERS;

MOUSE MAMMARY TUMOR VIRUS; VECTORS;

EID: 1842665001     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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