Interference of endocrine disrupters with thyroid hormone receptor-dependent transactivation

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 125-137

  Hofmann, Peter Josef ^a   Schomburg, Lutz ^a   Köhrle, Josef ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flame retardant; Luciferase; Pesticide; Plasticizer; Reporter gene assay; UV filter

Indexed keywords

3 (4 METHYLBENZYLIDENE)CAMPHOR; 4 NONYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ACETOCHLOR; APIGENIN; BENZOPHENONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; GENISTEIN; HISPIDULIN; LINURON; LIOTHYRONINE; MYRISTICIN; NARINGENIN; NITROFEN; OXYBENZONE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PROCYMIDONE; RESVERATROL; SILYMARIN; TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROXINE; XANTHOHUMOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REPORTER GENE; RNA ISOLATION; TRANSACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; PLASMIDS; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; RNA; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 67649224663     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfp086     Document Type: Article

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