Chronic cadmium exposure decreases the dependency of MCF7 breast cancer cells on ERα

Abstract Cadmium is an environmental contaminant that can activate estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and contribute to the development and progression of breast cancer. Our lab previously demonstrated that chronic cadmium exposure alters the expression of several ERα-responsive genes and increases the m...

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Main Authors: Mathew Bloomfield, Maggie C. Louie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46912-3