Pollutants in particulate and gaseous fractions of ambient air interfere with multiple signaling pathways in vitro

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-49

  Novák, Jiří ^a   Jálová, Veronika ^a   Giesy, John P ^b,c,d   Hilscherová, Klára ^a  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c National Food Safety and Toxicology Center   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air; Anti androgenic; Anti estrogenic; Dioxin like toxicity; Endocrine disruption

Indexed keywords

AIR; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONTAMINATION; GASES; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

ANTI-ANDROGENIC; ANTI-ESTROGENIC; ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; DIOXIN-LIKE TOXICITY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDES; PARTICULATE FRACTION;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOASSAY; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PCB; PESTICIDE; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 56949083524     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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