The E-screen test and the MELN gene-reporter assay used for determination of estrogenic activity in fruits and vegetables in relation to pesticide residues

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-90

  Schilirò, Tiziana ^a   Porfido, Arianna ^a   Longo, Annalisa ^b   Coluccia, Sara ^b   Gilli, Giorgio ^a  

^a Department of Public Health and Pediatrics ^*  (Italy)

^b ARPA PIEMONTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

E screen; Estrogenic activity; In vitro test; MELN; Pesticides; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

BOSCALID; CHLORPROPHAM; CHLORPYRIFOS METHYL; CYPRODINIL; DACTHAL; ENILCONAZOLE; FENHEXAMIDE; IPRODIONE; LUCIFERASE; MEPANIPYRIM; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; QUINOXIFEN; TIABENDAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

17BETA ESTRADIOL EQUIVALENT QUANTITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; E SCREEN TEST; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; REPORTER GENE; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; MCF 7 CELL LINE; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY TESTING;

CELL PROLIFERATION; DIET; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MCF-7 CELLS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; TOXICITY TESTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84883814118     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.07.067     Document Type: Article

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