Combinations of parabens at concentrations measured in human breast tissue can increase proliferation of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 390-398

  Charles, Amelia K ^a   Darbre, Philippa D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cosmetics; Environmental oestrogens; MCF 7 cells; Parabens; Personal care products

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; BUTYL PARABEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ETHYL PARABEN; ISOBUTYL PARABEN; METHYL PARABEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROPYL PARABEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER CELL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR POSITIVE BREAST CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MCF-7 CELLS; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; PARABENS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84875595637     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.2850     Document Type: Article

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