The H295R system for evaluation of endocrine-disrupting effects

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-305

  Gracia, Tannia ^a   Hilscherova, Klara ^a   Jones, Paul D ^a   Newsted, John L ^b   Zhang, Xiaowei ^a,c   Hecker, Markus ^a   Higley, Eric B ^a   Sanderson, J T ^d   Yu, Richard M K ^c   Wu, Rudolf S S ^c   Giesy, John P ^a,c,e  

^a Center for Integrative Toxicology   (United States)

^b ENTRIX INC   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Endocrine disruptors; Mixtures; Screening; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HORMONE; STEROID;

BIOASSAY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE; INHIBITION; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; SAFETY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMINOGLUTETHIMIDE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; FORSKOLIN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; METYRAPONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33749338632     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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