Analysis of the interaction of phytoestrogens and synthetic chemicals: An in vitro/in vivo comparison

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 218, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 280-288

  Charles, Grantley D ^a   Gennings, Chris ^b   Tornesi, Belen ^a   Kan, H Lynn ^a   Zacharewski, Timothy R ^c   Bhaskar Gollapudi, B ^a   Carney, Edward W ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Luciferase; Mixture; Phytoestrogen; Uterotrophic; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLORO 2 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 (4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 2,3 BIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL)PROPIONITRILE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BETA HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; METHOXYCHLOR; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; GENES, REPORTER; ORGAN SIZE; PHYTOESTROGENS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSFECTION; UTERUS; XENOBIOTICS;

RATTUS;

EID: 33846647835     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2006.11.029     Document Type: Article

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