Effect-directed identification of endocrine disruptors in plastic baby teethers

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1254-1261

  Berger, Elisabeth ^a,c   Potouridis, Theodoros ^a   Haeger, Astrid ^b   Püttmann, Wilhelm ^a   Wagner, Martin ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Food GmbH Jena Analytik Consulting   (Germany)

^c SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Chemical analysis; Ethyl 4 hydroxybenzoate; in vitro; Methyl 4 hydroxybenzoate; Migration; Paraben; Polymer; Propyl 4 hydroxybenzoate; Reporter gene assays

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ETHYL PARABEN; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE COPOLYMER; FLUTAMIDE; METHYL PARABEN; PLASTIC; POLYPROPYLENE; PROPYL PARABEN; 4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ANTIANDROGEN; ETHYL-P-HYDROXYBENZOATE;

ARTICLE; BABY TEETHER; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FRACTIONATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICAL DEVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; TOXICOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; PARABENS; PLASTICS;

EID: 84942500912     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.3159     Document Type: Article

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