Endometriosis and dioxins;Endometriosi e diossina

Giornale Italiano di Ostetricia e Ginecologia

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 400-404

  Benagiano, G ^a   Vendola, M ^a   Farris, M ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFERTILITY; INFLAMMATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 28144433000     PISSN: 03919013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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