The in vitro estrogenic activities of polyfluorinated iodine alkanes

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-125

  Wang, Chang ^a   Wang, Thanh ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Ruan, Ting ^a   Zhou, Qunfang ^a   Liu, Jiyan ^a   Zhang, Aiqian ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a   Jiang, Guibin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor; Estrogenic effects; In vitro assay; Perfluorinated chemicals; Polyfluorinated iodine alkanes

Indexed keywords

1 BROMOPERFLUOROOCTANE; 1 IODOHEXANE; 1 IODOPERFLUOROBUTANE; 1 IODOPERFLUORODECANE; 1 IODOPERFLUORODODECANE; 1 IODOPERFLUOROHEXANE; 1 IODOPERFLUOROOCTANE; 1H PERFLUOROOCTANE; 1H,1H,2H,2H PERFLUORODECYLIODIDE; 1H,1H,2H,2H PERFLUORODODECYLIODIDE; 1H,1H,2H,2H PERFLUOROHEXYLIODIDE; 1H,1H,2H,2H PERFLUOROOCTYLIODIDE; DODECAFLUORO 1,6 DIIODOHEXANE; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 3; GROWTH FACTOR; HEXADECAFLUORO 1,8 DIIODOOCTANE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; LUCIFERASE; OCTAFLUORO 1,4 DIIODOBUTANE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; POLYFLUORINATED IODINE ALKANE; TREFOIL FACTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE FACTOR 3 GENE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRANSACTIVATION; TREFOIL FACTOR 1 GENE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84855248697     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1103773     Document Type: Article

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