Environmental dioxins and endometriosis

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-153

  Rier, Sherry ^a   Foster, Warren G ^b  

^a Endometriosis Association   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dioxin like polychlorinated biphenyls; Endometriosis; Environmental dioxins; TCDD

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN; ESTROGEN;

DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; DIOXINS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 0038042814     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41321     Document Type: Review

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