Estrogenic and androgenic activities in total plasma measured with reporter-gene bioassays: Relevant exposure measures for endocrine disruptors in epidemiologic studies?

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 557-564

  Brouwers, Marijn M ^a   Besselink, Harrie ^b   Bretveld, Reini W ^a   Anzion, Rob ^a   Scheepers, Paul T J ^a   Brouwer, Abraham ^b   Roeleveld, Nel ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b BIODETECTION SYSTEMS B V   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; CALUX; Endocrine disruptors; Epidemiology; Exposure assessment

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CELL CULTURE; DISINFECTANTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

ANDROGENIC ACTIVITY; CALUX; CHEMICALLY ACTIVATED LUCIFERASE GENE EXPRESSIONS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; GENERAL LINEAR MODELS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; DIOXIN; DISINFECTANT AGENT; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; LUCIFERASE; PESTICIDE;

ANDROGEN; BIOASSAY; BIOMARKER; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTROGENIC COMPOUND; GENE EXPRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASMA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SMOKING HABIT; WELDING FUME;

EID: 79951551186     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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