Three structurally different polychlorinated biphenyl congeners (Pcb 118, 153, and 126) affect hormone production and gene expression in the human H295R in vitro model

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 73, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1122-1132

  Kraugerud, Marianne ^a   Zimmer, Karin E ^a   Dahl, Ellen ^a   Berg, Vidar ^a   Olsaker, Ingrid ^a   Farstad, Wenche ^a   Ropstad, Erik ^a   Verhaegen, Steven ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTRADIOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONES; HUMANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 77954024415     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2010.484338     Document Type: Article

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