Endocrine disrupting activity in fruits and vegetables evaluated with the E-screen assay in relation to pesticide residues

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 139-146

  Schiliro T ^a   Gorrasi, I ^a   Longo, A ^b   Coluccia, S ^b   Gilli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

E screen; Estrogenic activity; MCF 7 BUS; Pesticides; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENDOSULFAN; ESTRADIOL; GENISTEIN; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXTRACTION; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; VEGETABLE;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 80051905813     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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