The influence of a surfactant, linear alkylbenzene sulfonate, on the estrogenic response to a mixture of (xeno)estrogens in vitro and in vivo

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-98

  Harris, Catherine A ^a   Brian, Jayne V ^a   Pojana, Giulio ^b   Lamoree, Marja ^c   Booy, Petra ^c   Marcomini, Antonio ^b   Sumpter, John P ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Estrogen; In vitro; In vivo; Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ALKYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; ESTROGEN; SURFACTANT; VITELLOGENIN;

BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; FISH; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SULFONATE; SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; VITELLOGENINS; YEASTS;

PIMEPHALES PROMELAS;

EID: 57949092999     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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