Persistent organic pollutants have dose and CAG repeat length dependent effects on androgen receptor activity in vitro

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 293-297

  Björk, Christel ^a   Nenonen, Hannah ^a   Giwercman, Aleksander ^a,b   Bergman, Åke ^c   Rylander, Lars ^a   Giwercman, Yvonne Lundberg ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

4,4' DDE; Androgen receptor activity; CAG polymorphism; CB 153; Persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,2',4,4',5,5' HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL, INDUSTRIAL AND DOMESTIC CHEMICALS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAG REPEAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 80755133521     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.06.075     Document Type: Article

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