Fluorochemicals used in food packaging inhibit male sex hormone synthesis

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 266, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 132-142

  Rosenmai, A K ^a   Nielsen, F K ^b   Pedersen, M ^a   Hadrup, N ^a   Trier, X ^a   Christensen, J H ^c   Vinggaard, A M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor reporter gene assay; Fluorotelomer alcohol; H295R steroidogenesis assay; Perfluorooctanoic acid; Polyfluorinated chemicals; Polyfluoroalkyl phosphate surfactants

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTENEDIOL; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CYTOCHROME P450 17; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOL; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; POLYFLUOROALKYL PHOSPHATE SURFACTANT; PRASTERONE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; STEROID 21 MONOOXYGENASE; SURFACTANT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PACKAGING; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

CAPRYLATES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUOROCARBONS; FOOD PACKAGING; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84870212362     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2012.10.022     Document Type: Article

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