Estrogenic activity of dicofol with the human estrogen receptor: Isomer- and enantiomer-specific implications

Chemosphere

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 174-177

  Hoekstra, Paul F ^a,b   Burnison, B Kent ^a   Garrison, A Wayne ^c   Neheli, Tannis ^a   Muir, Derek C G ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b JEALOTT S HILL RESEARCH STATION   (United Kingdom)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiral; Dicofol; Enantiomer; Endocrine; Estrogen receptor

Indexed keywords

CHIRAL; DICOFOL; ENANTIOMERS; ENDOCRINE; ESTROGEN RECEPTORS;

CROPS; HORMONES; ISOMERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS;

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DICOFOL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CROPS; HORMONES; ISOMERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

AGROCHEMICAL; CROP; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; YEAST;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENANTIOMER; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; ISOMER; NONHUMAN;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; DICOFOL; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; ISOMERISM; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

AGRICULTURE; FARM CROPS; HORMONES; ISOMERS; SYNTHESIS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646853277     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.10.043     Document Type: Article

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