Endocrine activity of alternatives to BPA found in thermal paper in Switzerland

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 453-462

  Goldinger, Daniela M ^a   Demierre, Anne Laure ^a   Zoller, Otmar ^b   Rupp, Heinz ^b   Reinhard, Hans ^b   Magnin, Roxane ^b   Becker, Thomas W ^c   Bourqui Pittet, Martine ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL FOOD SAFETY AND VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

^c PhaToCon (Pharm Tox Concept) GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

BPA alternatives; Endocrine activity; H295R steroidogenesis assay; Thermal paper; VirtualToxLab

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYPHENYL 4' ISOPROPOXYPHENYLSULFONE; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BISPHENOL F; BISPHENOL S; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; N (4 TOLUENESULFONYL) N'(3 4 TOLUENESULFONYLOXYPHENYL)UREA; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; BIS(4-HYDROXYPHENYL)SULFONE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; SULFONE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE PROTEIN COMPLEX; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; STEROID ANALYSIS; STEROIDOGENESIS; SWITZERLAND; TEST STRIP; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; THERMAL PAPER; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ADRENAL CORTEX CARCINOMA; ADRENAL CORTEX TUMOR; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PAPER; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX NEOPLASMS; ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PAPER; PHENOLS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SULFONES; SWITZERLAND; TESTOSTERONE; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84923293125     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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