First evidence of estrogenic potential of the cyanobacterial heptotoxins the nodularin-R and the microcystin-LR in cultured mammalian cells

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 610-615

  Oziol, Lucie ^a   Bouaïcha, Noureddine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Estrogenic potential; Microcystin LR; Nodularin LR

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; MAMMALS;

CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS; ESTROGENIC ACTIVITIES; ESTROGENIC EFFECT; ESTROGENIC POTENTIAL; LUCIFERASE ACTIVITIES; LUCIFERASE GENES; MICROCYSTIN-LR; NODULARIN;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ESTRADIOL; FULVESTRANT; LUCIFERASE; MICROCYSTIN LR; NODULARIN R; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYCLOPEPTIDE; MICROCYSTIN;

CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; TOXICITY; TOXIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; CHEMISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TUMOR CELL LINE;

CYANOBACTERIA; MAMMALIA;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYANOBACTERIA; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 71849111462     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.09.095     Document Type: Article

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