Vitellogenin-inducing activities of natural, synthetic, and environmental estrogens in primary cultured Xenopus laevis hepatocytes

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 581-587

  Mitsui, Naoko ^a   Tooi, Osamu ^a   Kawahara, Akira ^b  

^a Towa Kagaku Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agonistic activity; Antagonistic activity; Endocrine disrupters; Hepatocyte culture; Natural estrogens; Vitellogenin induction; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; GENISTEIN; NONYLPHENOL; OCTYLPHENOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITELLOGENIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 34848925443     PISSN: 15320456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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