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D-Index
58
Citations
13115
World Ranking
13097
National Ranking
446

Overview

Allan B. Okey is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their professional profile is characterized by involvement in academic research within unspecified fields and topics, as specific data related to publication outputs or research focus areas is not available.

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Best Publications

  • Role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-mediated Induction of the CYP1 Enzymes in Environmental Toxicity and Cancer

    Daniel W. Nebert;Timothy P. Dalton;Allan B. Okey;Frank J. Gonzalez

  • Enzyme induction in the cytochrome P-450 system.

    Allan B. Okey

  • The Ah receptor: mediator of the toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and related compounds.

    Allan B. Okey;David S. Riddick;Patricia A. Harper

  • Regulatory gene product of the Ah locus. Characterization of the cytosolic inducer-receptor complex and evidence for its nuclear translocation.

    A B Okey;G P Bondy;M E Mason;G F Kahl

  • Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulates Distinct Dioxin-Dependent and Dioxin-Independent Gene Batteries

    Nathalie Tijet;Paul C Boutros;Ivy D Moffat;Allan B Okey

  • Genetic Mechanisms Controlling the Induction of Polysubstrate Monooxygenase (P-450) Activities

    D. W. Nebert;H. J. Eisen;M. Negishi;M. A. Lang

  • An Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Odyssey to the Shores of Toxicology: The Deichmann Lecture, International Congress of Toxicology-XI

    Allan B. Okey

  • Ah receptor binding properties of indole carbinols and induction of hepatic estradiol hydroxylation

    Jellinck Ph;Forkert Pg;Riddick Ds;Okey Ab

  • Molecular biology of the aromatic hydrocarbon (dioxin) receptor

    Allan B. Okey;David S. Riddick;Patricia A. Harper

  • Binding of polychlorinated biphenyls classified as either phenobarbitone-, 3-methylcholanthrene- or mixed-type inducers to cytosolic Ah receptor

    S. Bandiera;S. Safe;A.B. Okey

  • Temperature-dependent cytosol-to-nucleus translocation of the Ah receptor for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in continuous cell culture lines.

    A B Okey;G P Bondy;M E Mason;D W Nebert

  • Structure and function of the Ah receptor for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Species difference in molecular properties of the receptors from mouse and rat hepatic cytosols.

    M S Denison;L M Vella;A B Okey

  • Point Mutation in Intron Sequence Causes Altered Carboxyl-Terminal Structure in the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor of the Most 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-Resistant Rat Strain

    Raimo Pohjanvirta;Judy M. Y. Wong;Wei Li;Patricia A. Harper

  • Detection and characterization of a low affinity form of cytosolic Ah receptor in livers of mice nonresponsive to induction of cytochrome P1-450 by 3-methylcholanthrene.

    A B Okey;L M Vella;P A Harper

  • Ah Receptor in Human Placenta: Stabilization by Molybdate and Characterization of Binding of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 3-Methylcholanthrene, and Benzo(a)pyrene

    David K. Manchester;Stephen K. Gordon;Cheryl L. Golas;Eve A. Roberts

  • Polymorphisms in the human AH receptor.

    Patricia A Harper;Judy M.Y Wong;Maria S.M Lam;Allan B Okey

  • Dietary Phytoestrogen Intake Is Associated with Reduced Colorectal Cancer Risk

    Michelle Cotterchio;Michelle Cotterchio;Beatrice A. Boucher;Michael Manno;Steven Gallinger

  • Regulation of cytochrome P450 enzymes by aryl hydrocarbon receptor in human cells : CYP1A2 expression in the LS180 colon carcinoma cell line after treatment with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin or 3-methylcholanthrene

    Wei Li;Patricia A Harper;Bing-Kou Tang;Allan B Okey

  • Regulating the regulator: factors that control levels and activity of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

    Patricia A. Harper;David S. Riddick;Allan B. Okey

  • Toxicological implications of polymorphisms in receptors for xenobiotic chemicals: the case of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.

    Allan B. Okey;Monique A. Franc;Ivy D. Moffat;Nathalie Tijet

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul C. Boutros
Paul C. Boutros University of California, Los Angeles
Jouko Tuomisto
Jouko Tuomisto Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Daniel W. Nebert
Daniel W. Nebert University of Cincinnati
Stephen Safe
Stephen Safe Texas A&M University
John Douglas Mcpherson
John Douglas Mcpherson University of California, Davis
Michael S. Denison
Michael S. Denison University of California, Davis
Toshio Fujita
Toshio Fujita Kyoto University
Neil H. Shear
Neil H. Shear Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Hubert H. M. Van Tol
Hubert H. M. Van Tol University of Toronto
Joseph B. Margolick
Joseph B. Margolick Johns Hopkins University

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