The total effective xenoestrogen burden, a biomarker of exposure to xenoestrogen mixtures, is predicted by the (anti)estrogenicity of its components

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-12

  Fernandez, M F ^a,b   Aguilar Garduno C ^b   Molina Molina, J M ^a,b   Arrebola, J P ^a   Olea, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Combined effect; Endocrine disruption; Estrogens; Exposure biomarkers; Mixtures

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; HORMONE; XENOESTROGEN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL EFFECTIVE XENOESTROGEN BURDEN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY BURDEN; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; XENOBIOTICS;

EID: 48349085023     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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