Zearalenone and its metabolites as endocrine disrupting chemicals

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 385-401

  Metzler, M ^a   Pfeiffer, E ^a   Hildebrand, A A ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

endocrine disruption; oestrogen; resorcylic acid lactone; zearalenone

Indexed keywords

13 FORMYLZEARALENONE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; 5 HYDROXYZEARALENONE; 5,6 DEHYDROZEARALENONE; AGLYCONE; ALKYLPHENOL; ALPHA ZEARALENOL; ALPHA ZERALANOL; BETA RESORCYLIC ACID; BETA ZEARALENOL; BETA ZERALANOL; CHLORPHENOTANE; COUMESTROL; DAIDZEIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FORMONONETIN; FULVESTRANT; GENISTEIN; GLUCURONIDE; MYCOESTROGEN; MYCOTOXIN; NTP 1982; PHYTOESTROGEN; SULFATE; TAMOXIFEN; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZEARALENONE; ZEARALENONE 14 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; ZERANOL;

CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CARCINOGENICITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG TRANSFORMATION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; GENOTOXICITY; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER MICROSOME; MAMMAL; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; MAMMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78149372221     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2010.1244     Document Type: Review

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