Chlorinated isomers of nonylphenol differ in estrogenic and androgenic activity

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-336

  Cormio, Paola G ^a   Christmann, Mathias ^a   Rastall, Andrew ^b   Grund, Stefanie ^b   Hollert, Henner ^b   Schuphan, Ingolf ^a   Schmidt, Burkhard ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

chlorination; Nonylphenol; xeno hormone potency; YAS; YES

Indexed keywords

ANDROGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTI-ANDROGENIC; ANTI-ESTROGENIC; NONYLPHENOLS; PURE COMPOUNDS; TECHNICAL MIXTURES; XENO-HORMONE POTENCY; YAS; YES;

ASSAYS; CHLORINATION; MIXTURES; PHENOLS; WATER TREATMENT;

ISOMERS;

4 (3 METHYLOCTAN 3 YL)PHENOL; 4 (3,5 DIMETHYLHEPTAN 3 YL)PHENOL; 4 (3,6 DIMETHYLHEPTAN 3 YL)PHENOL; ANDROGEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; NONYLPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE ACTION; ISOMER; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM; YEAST;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGENS; CHLOROPHENOLS; ESTROGENS; PHENOLS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 79951886862     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.542380     Document Type: Article

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