The endocrine and reproductive function of the female Yucheng adolescents prenatally exposed to PCBs/PCDFs

Chemosphere

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 355-360

  Yang, Chiu Yueh ^a   Yu, Mei Lin ^a   Guo, How Ran ^a   Lai, Te Jen ^b   Hsu, Chen Chin ^c   Lambert, George ^d   Guo, Yueliang Leon ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; FSH; Menstruation; PCBs; PCDF

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION;

ESTRADIOL; FSH; MENSTRUATION; PCDF;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; TESTOSTERONE;

CHILD HEALTH; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PCB; PCDF; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEASUREMENT; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION; MOTHER; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PUBERTY; RECORDING; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 25144460682     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.02.089     Document Type: Article

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