Estrogenic activity of persistent organic pollutants and parabens based on the stably transfected human estrogen receptor-α transcriptional activation assay (OECD TG 455)

Toxicological Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-184

  Kim, Tae Sung ^a   Kim, Chang Yeong ^a   Lee, Hae Kyung ^a   Kang, Il Hyun ^a   Kim, Mi Gyeong ^a   Jung, Ki Kyung ^a   Kwon, Yong Kwan ^a   Nam, Hye Seon ^a   Hong, Soon Keun ^a   Kim, Hyung Sik ^b   Yoon, Hae Jung ^a   Rhee, Gyu Seek ^a  

^a National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ddt; Endocrine disruptors; Estrogenic activity; OECD test guideline 455; Parabens

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865660413     PISSN: 19768257     EISSN: 22342753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5487/TR.2011.27.3.181     Document Type: Short Survey

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