Serum dioxin concentrations and quality of ovarian function in women of Seveso

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 336-340

  Warner, Marcella ^a   Eskenazi, Brenda ^a   Olive, David L ^b   Samuels, Stevens ^a,c   Quick Miles, Sunita ^a   Vercellini, Paolo ^d   Gerthoux, Pier Mario ^e   Needham, Larry ^f   Patterson Jr , Donald G ^f   Mocarelli, Paolo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

2,3,7,8 tetrachlorodibenzo p dioxin; Endocrine disruptor; Hormones; Ovary; TCDD

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; ITALY; LUTEAL PHASE; OVARY CYST; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY FUNCTION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTRADIOL; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34147141990     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.9667     Document Type: Article

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