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Assessment of xenoestrogenic exposure by a biomarker approach: application of the E-Screen bioassay to determine estrogenic response of serum extracts

Thomas H Rasmussen1*, Flemming Nielsen1, Helle R Andersen1, Jesper B Nielsen1, Pal Weihe1,2 and Philippe Grandjean1,3

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Environmental Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark

2 Department of Occupational and Public Health, Faroese Hospital System, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

3 Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA

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Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2003, 2:12 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-2-12

Published: 15 October 2003

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Retention time and estrogenic response of analyzed compounds. A comprehensive table of the compounds (including alkyl phenols, phthalates, PCBs, organochlorine and carbamate pesticides, oral contraceptives, and endogenous estrogens) that were used in this study to characterize the biomarker assay.

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