Analysis and prediction of combination effects of estrogenic environmental pollutants

Dongnan Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Journal of Southeast University (Natural Science Edition)

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 488-492

  Zhang, Hui ^a   Kong, Fanxiang ^b   Wang, Shihe ^a   Yu, Yang ^b   Zhang, Min ^b   Chen, Meijun ^b   Tan, Xiao ^b   Qian, Shanqin ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Combination effect; Concentration addition; Dose response relationship; Independent action; Xenoestrogen

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; FORECASTING; IMPURITIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PLASMAS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMBINATION EFFECT; CONCENTRATION ADDITION; DOSE RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; INDEPENDENT ACTION; XENOESTROGEN;

HORMONES;

EID: 45449114409     PISSN: 10010505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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