Toxicity assessment on trophoblast cells for some environment polluting chemicals and 17β-estradiol

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 995-1000

  Bechi, N ^a,b   Sorda, G ^b   Spagnoletti, A ^b   Bhattacharjee, J ^b   Vieira Ferro, E A ^c   de Freitas Barbosa, B ^c   Frosini, M ^b   Valoti, M ^b   Sgaragli, G ^b   Paulesu, L ^b   Ietta, F ^b  

^a San Carlo Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptor chemicals; Human pregnancy; Placental toxicology; Trophoblast cells

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; ATRAZINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; RESVERATROL;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN BEWO; CELL STRAIN HTR 8 SVNEO; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYOTOXICITY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FETAL WELL BEING; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TOXICITY TESTING; TROPHOBLAST;

ATRAZINE; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; PHENOLS; STILBENES; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84874574298     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: 18793177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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