AhR-mediated and antiestrogenic activity of humic substances

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1096-1101

  Janosek J ^a   Bittner, M ^a   Hilscherova K ^a   Blaha L ^a   Giesy, J P ^b,c,d   Holoubek, I ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c National Food Safety and Toxicology Center   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ah receptor; AhR mediated activity; Antiestrogenic effects; Endocrine disruption

Indexed keywords

CELLS; ECOSYSTEMS; GENES; HORMONES; SORPTION; TOXICITY;

AH RECEPTOR; AHR-MEDIATED ACTIVITIES; ANTIESTROGENIC EFFECTS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HUMIC ACID; LUCIFERASE;

CELLS; ECOSYSTEMS; GENES; HORMONES; SORPTION; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY;

DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GENE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; TOXICITY; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; IC 50; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 33846610897     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.11.045     Document Type: Article

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