Selected Articles

Dhooge W, Eertmans F and Comhaire F, Estrogen receptor based in vitro assays for the evaluation of endocrine disrupters. Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica 39 Suppl 2 (2001) 38-39.
Dhooge W, Stuyvaert S, Kaufman JM, Koppen G, Nelen V, Schoeters G, van Larebeke N, Comhaire F, Observations as to male fertility in the Flemish Environment and Health Studies. Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica 39 Suppl 2 (2001) 44-45.
Muthumbi W, De Boever P, D'Haese I, Dhooge W, Top EM, Pieters JG, Comhaire F and Verstraete W, Assessment of the estrogenic activity of flue gases from burning processes by means of the yeast based human estrogen receptor (hER) bioassay. Environ Technol (in press)
Tanghe T., Dhooge W., Verstraete W.; Formation of the metabolic intermediate 2,4,4-trimethyl-2-pentanol during incubation of a sphingomonas sp. strain with the xeno-estrogenic octylphenol. Biodegradation 11 (2000) 11-19.
Vandenbergh G., Janssen C., De Coen W., Dhooge W., Comhaire F.; Distribution and effects of environmental endocrine disrupters in Belgium. Water (2000).
Tanghe T., Dhooge W., Verstraete W. (1999) Isolation of a bacterial strain capable to degrade branched nonylphenol. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 65(2), 746-751.
Tanghe T., Dhooge W., Verstraete W. (1999) Newly discovered Sphingomonad breaks down pseudoestrogens. Highlight in ASM News 65(4), 220.
Depuydt C.E., Mahmoud A.M., Dhooge W.S., Schoonjans F.A., Comhaire F.H.; Aspects of hormonal regulation of inhibin B secretion by immature rat Sertoli cells in vitro, and its possible use as a bioassay for estrogen detection. J. Andrology, 20(1) (1999) 54-62.
Van Waeleghem K., De Clercq N., Vermeulen L., Schoonjans F., Comhaire F. (1996) Deterioration of sperm quality in young healthy Belgian men. Hum.Reprod. 11, 325-329.

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