Estrogenicity and androgenicity screening of PCB sulfate monoesters in human breast cancer MCF-7 cells

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 2186-2200

  Flor, Susanne ^a   He, Xianran ^a   Lehmler, Hans Joachim ^a   Ludewig, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

A screen; Androgenicity; E screen; Estrogenicity; MCF 7; PCB sulfate; Polychlorinated biphenyl

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CANCER; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTER; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; PCB; SEX HORMONE; SULFATE; TOXICITY;

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANTIESTROGEN; AR PROTEIN, HUMAN; ESTER; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SULFATE;

BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MCF-7 CELL LINE; METABOLISM;

ANDROGENS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTERS; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MCF-7 CELLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SULFATES;

EID: 84955738594     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5142-y     Document Type: Article

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