Does disruption of immune and endocrine systems by environmental toxins contribute to development of endometriosis?

Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 301-308

  Osteen, Kevin G ^a   Sierra River, Elaine ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Environmental toxins; Metalloproteinases; Progesterone; TCDD

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN; ENVIRONMENTAL POISON; METALLOPROTEINASE; PROGESTERONE;

ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030726407     PISSN: 07348630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1068760     Document Type: Review

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