Abbreviations

AHH

aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylation

AHR

aryl hydrocarbon receptor

ARNT

aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator

B(a)P

benzo(a)pyrene

bHLH

basic helix-loop-helix

BROD

7-benzyloxyresorufin O-debenzylation

CAR

constitutively active receptor

cDNA

complementary deoxyribonucleic acid

CYP

cytochrome P450

EDHF

endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor

EET

epoxyeicosatrienoic acid

ER6

everted repeat element

ECOD

7-ethoxycoumarin O-deethylation

EROD

ethoxyresorufin O-deethylation

GR

glucocorticoid receptor

mRNA

messenger ribonucleic acid

NNK

4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone

PAH

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon

PAS

Per-Arnt-Sim homology

PBREM

phenobarbital-responsive enhancer module

PCN

pregnenolone 16α-carbonitrile

PKC

protein kinase C

PM

poor metabolizer

PROD

pentoxyresorufin O-deethylation

PXR

pregnane X receptor

RT-PCR

reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

RXR

retinoid X receptor

SRC-1

steroid receptor coactivator-1

TCDD

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

XRE

xenobiotic response element