Analysis of heavy metals in the endometrial tissue using electron microscope

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 141-147

  Soyer, Canan ^a   Bayram, Merih ^b  

^a Kecioren Hospital Ankara   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abortion; Air pollution; Electron microscopy; Heavy metals; SEM

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOSSIL FUELS; HEAVY METALS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TISSUE;

ABORTION; ENDOMETRIAL HOMEOSTATIS; ENDOMETRIAL TISSUE;

AIR POLLUTION;

CHROMIUM; COBALT; FOSSIL FUEL; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HEAVY METAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK FACTOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ALBINISM; ANIMALS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 34249864788     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9384-5     Document Type: Article

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