Suppression of aromatase activity in vitro by PCBs 28 and 105 and Aroclor 1221

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-100

  Woodhouse, Amanda J ^a   Cooke, Gerard M ^a  

^a TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Human; Kinetics; PCB's; Steroid

Indexed keywords

2,2',3,4',5,5',6 HEPTACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,2',3,4,4',5,5' HEPTACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,3',4,4',5 PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,3,3',4,4' PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL; 2,4,4',5 TETRACHLOROBIPHENYL; AROCLOR; AROCLOR 1016; AROCLOR 1221; AROCLOR 1232; AROCLOR 1242; AROCLOR 1248; AROCLOR 1254; AROCLOR 1260; AROCLOR 5432; AROCLOR 5442; AROCLOR 5460; AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450 ISOENZYME; CYTOCHROME P450 REDUCTASE; ESTRADIOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; TROMETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BREAST MILK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; KINETICS; MICROSOME; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; AROCLORS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BACULOVIRIDAE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; INSECTS; KINETICS; MICROSOMES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFECTION;

HEXAPODA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 3543094471     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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