THE MERCURY AS ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR ON THE ADRENOCARCINOMA CELL LINE H295R

Mercury (Hg) is one of the oldest heavy metals, which has various effects on the endocrine system. Target of this in vitro study was to determine the effects of mercuric chloride (HgCl2) on the steroidogenesis in adrenocarcinoma cells isolated from the cell line H295R. We examined the dose-dependent...

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Main Authors: Mária Rácz, Eva Tvrdá, Anetta Lukáčová,Gabriella Ocztos, Jana Lukáčová, Jana Slivková, Zsolt Forgács, Zuzana Kňažická, Peter Massányi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovak University of Agriculture 2012-02-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Biotechnology and Food Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jmbfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Knazicka.pdf