Estrogenic activity of coumestrol, DDT, and TCDD in human cervical cancer cells

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2045-2056

  Ndebele, Kenneth ^a   Graham, Barbara ^a   Tchounwou, Paul B ^a  

^a Jackson State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Coumestrol; DDT; TCDD; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; COUMESTROL; CYCLIN A; CYCLIN D; ESTRADIOL; PROTEIN BCL 2; ESTROGEN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; CELL CYCLE M PHASE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; CELL CYCLE; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; HELA CELL LINE; METABOLISM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COUMESTROL; DDT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 77954765682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7052045     Document Type: Article

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