Assessment of Cellular Estrogenic Activity Based on Estrogen Receptor-Mediated Reduction of Soluble-Form Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Expression in an ELISA-Based System

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Ho, Philip Wing Lok ^a   Tse, Zero Ho Man ^a   Liu, Hui Fang ^a   Lu, Song ^a   Ho, Jessica Wing Man ^a   Kung, Michelle Hiu Wai ^a   Ramsden, David Boyer ^b   Ho, Shu Leong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME REPRESSION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VALIDATION PROCESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MCF-7 CELLS; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84883641652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074065     Document Type: Article

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