p,p'-Dicofol is an organochlorine pesticide that is active against mites.1 It is an agonist of the estrogen receptor (EC50 = 1.6 µM for human recombinant receptors).
1.Hoekstra, P.F., Burnison, B.K., Garrison, A.W., et al.Estrogenic activity of dicofol with the human estrogen receptor: Isomer- and enantiomer-specific implicationsChemosphere64(1)174-177(2006)
















