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SUBMITTER: Kim MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7048193 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Animal cells and systems 20200109 1
Parabens are generally used as preservatives in foods, pharmaceuticals, and various other commercial products. Among them, ethylparaben has weaker estrogenic characteristics than endogenous estrogen. However, growing evidence indicates that ethylparaben has an adverse effect on various human tissues. Here, we investigated whether ethylparaben induces cell death by affecting cell viability, cell proliferation, cell cycle, and apoptosis using the human placenta cell line BeWo. Ethylparaben signifi ...[more]