Chemically activated luciferase gene expression (CALUX) cell bioassay analysis for the estimation of dioxin-like activity: Critical parameters of the CALUX procedure that impact assay results

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 7357-7364

  Windal, Isabelle ^a   Denison, Michael S ^b   Birnbaum, Linda S ^c   Van Wouwe, Nathalie ^a   Baeyens, Willy ^d   Goeyens, Leo ^a,d  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; MIXTURES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SAMPLING;

BIOANALYTICAL TOOLS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; CELL BIOASSAY; VITRO CELL BIOASSAY;

GENES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; CHEMICAL AGENT; DIOXIN; LUCIFERASE;

BIOASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION;

ACCURACY; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INACTIVATED LUCIFERASE GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; SEDIMENT;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COMPLEX MIXTURES; DIOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENE EXPRESSION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LUCIFERASES;

EID: 26044453819     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0504993     Document Type: Review

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