Time- and dose-dependent effects of roundup on human embryonic and placental cells

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 126-133

  Benachour, N ^a   Sipahutar, H ^b   Moslemi, S ^c   Gasnier, C ^a   Travert, C ^a   Seralini G E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN   (Indonesia)

^c CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HERBICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY TEST; TRANSGENIC PLANT; XENOBIOTICS;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETHAL DOSE; PLACENTA; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SERUM; TEMPERATURE; TESTIS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; GLYCINE; HORSES; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; MICROSOMES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLACENTA; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34249828181     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0154-8     Document Type: Article

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