Endocrine disrupting effects of herbicides and pentachlorophenol: In vitro and in vivo evidence

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2144-2150

  Orton, Frances ^a   Lutz, Ilka ^b   Kloas, Werner ^b   Routledge, Edwin J ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT FEMALES; ANDROGENIC ACTIVITIES; ANTI-ANDROGENIC; ATRAZINE; BENTAZONE; CONCENTRATION RANGES; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTIONS; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; HORMONE LEVELS; HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPINS; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; IN-VIVO; ISOPROTURON; LINURON; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; OVARIAN FOLLICLES; POTENT COMPOUNDS; RECOMBINANT YEASTS; SHORT-TERM EXPOSURES; SIMAZINE; TOXIC EFFECTS; TRIFLURALIN; XENOPUS; XENOPUS OOCYTES; YEAST SCREENS;

ACETIC ACID; ACIDS; AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; ASSAYS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PH EFFECTS; PHENOLS; UREA; WEED CONTROL; YEAST;

HERBICIDES;

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ANDROGEN; ATRAZINE; BENTAZONE; CHLORPROPHAM; DIURON; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; HERBICIDE; ISOPROTURON; LINURON; MECOPROP; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; SIMAZINE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIFLURALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HERBICIDE; PCP; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; WILD POPULATION; YEAST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVULATION; TOXICITY; XENOPUS LAEVIS; YEAST;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; OOCYTES; OVULATION; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 64549108813     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es8028928     Document Type: Article

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