High plasma concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls and phthalate esters in women with endometriosis: A prospective case control study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 775-779

  Reddy, B Satyanarayana ^a,b   Rozati, Roya ^a,b,c   Reddy, Suguna ^a,b   Kodampur, Shankarappa ^a,b   Reddy, Pardhasaradhi ^d   Reddy, Ratnakar ^d  

^a Bhagwan Mahavir Medical Research Centre   (India)

^b Maternal Health and Research Trust   (India)

^c DECCAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^d Hetero Drugs Limited   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHTHALIC ACID ESTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHTHALIC ACIDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 32944459273     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.08.037     Document Type: Article

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