Endocrine-disrupting potential of pesticides via nuclear receptors and Aryl hydrocarbon receptor

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 374-386

  Kojima, Hiroyuki ^a   Takeuchi, Shinji ^a   Nagai, Tadanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Endocrine disrupting chemical; Nuclear receptor; Pesticide; Transactivation assay

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PESTICIDE; PREGNANE X RECEPTOR; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR ALPHA; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR BETA;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSACTIVATION;

EID: 77957350970     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.56.374     Document Type: Article

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