Effects of chlorinated biphenyls and metabolites on human uterine myocyte proliferation

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 801-809

  Bredhult, Carolina ^a   Bäcklin, Britt Marie ^b   Olovsson, Matts ^a,c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CB; In vitro; Myometrial cells; PCB; Proliferation; Reproductive tissue

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; LEVONORGESTREL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE FIBER CULTURE; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS;

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 36849025438     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327107084534     Document Type: Article

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