Quantitative RT-PCR methods for evaluating toxicant-induced effects on steroidogenesis using the H295R cell line

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2777-2785

  Zhang, Xiaowei ^a,c   Yu, Richard M K ^c   Jones, Paul D ^a   Lam, Gabriel K W ^c   Newsted, John L ^b   Gracia, Tannia ^a   Hecker, Markus ^a   Hilscherova, Klara ^a   Sanderson, J Thomas ^d   Wu, Rudolf S S ^c   Giesy, John P ^a,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENTRIX INC   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENES; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RNA;

STEROIDS; TOXIC POTENTIAL; TOXICANTS;

CELLS;

TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

BIOASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; TOXICITY;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR BEACON; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; STEROIDS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20244384266     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048679k     Document Type: Article

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