Modulation of steroidogenesis by coastal waters and sewage effluents of Hong Kong, China, using the H295R assay

• Authors: GRACIA T.; JONES P.D.; HIGLEY E.B.; HILSCHEROVÁ Klára; NEWSTED J.; MURPHY M.B.; CHAN A.K.Y.; ZHANG X.W.; HECKER M.; LAM P.K.S.; WU R.S.S.; GIESY J.P.
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Field: Environment influence on health
• Keywords: H295R; endocrine disruption; in vitro
• Description: This complex study investigates modulation of steroidogenesis in model adrenocortical cell line H295R by samples from coastal waters and sewage effluents of Hong Kong. It shows significant modulations of several steroidogenic enzymes by the tested environmental samples.

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