Hydroxylated Metabolites of the Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Mixture DE-71 Are Weak Estrogen Receptor-α Ligands
Author(s) -
Minerva Mercado-Feliciano,
Robert M. Bigsby
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.11343
Subject(s) - polybrominated diphenyl ethers , metabolite , chemistry , estrogen receptor , microsome , metabolism , endocrine disruptor , estrogen , diphenyl ether , reporter gene , biochemistry , stereochemistry , enzyme , endocrinology , medicine , endocrine system , biology , gene expression , hormone , gene , organic chemistry , cancer , pollutant , breast cancer
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely found in the environment and are suspected endocrine disruptors. We previously identified six hydroxylated metabolites of PBDE (OH-PBDEs) in treated mice.
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