Estrogenic activity of a dieldrin/toxaphene mixture in the mouse uterus, MCF-7 human breast cancer cells, and yeast-based estrogen receptor assays: No apparent synergism

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1520-1527

  Ramamoorthy, Kavita ^a   Wang, Fan ^a   Chen, I Chen ^a   Norris, John D ^b   Mcdonnell, Donald P ^b   Leonard, Linda S ^c   Gaido, Kevin W ^c   Bocchinfuso, Wayne P ^d   Korach, Kenneth S ^d   Safe, Stephen ^a,e  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CIIT CENTERS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e Department of Toxicology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPHECLOR; DIELDRIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENE DISRUPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TRANSACTIVATION;

EID: 8044231949     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.4.5056     Document Type: Article

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