Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
3-methylcholanthrene
CAS # 56-49-5
Alternative Name
methylcholanthrene
Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Medical/Veterinary/Research
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Bigelow SW, Nebert DW. 1982. The Ah regulatory gene product. Survey of nineteen polycyclic aromatic compounds' and fifteen benzo[a]pyrene metabolites' capacity to bind to the cytosolic receptor. Toxicol Lett 10(1):109-118.
*Category References
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.