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The Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Mixture DE-71 Is Mildly Estrogenic

BACKGROUND: Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are widely found in the environment, and they may act as endocrine disruptors. OBJECTIVE: Our goal in this study was to test the PBDE mixture DE-71 for estrogenic activity. METHODS: We used proliferation of cultured breast cancer cells (MCF-7) and t...

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Autores principales: Mercado-Feliciano, Minerva, Bigsby, Robert M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18470304
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10643