Organochlorines and endometriosis: A mini-review

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Heilier, Jean François ^a   Donnez, Jacques ^a,b   Lison, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Deep endometriotic nodules; Dioxins; Endometriosis; Epidemiology; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; TOXIC MATERIALS;

DEEP ENDOMETRIOTIC NODULES; ENDOMETRIOSIS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

CA 125 ANTIGEN; DIOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PATHOGENICITY; SERUM;

ADULT; AGED; CHEMICAL INJURY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PERITONEAL DISEASE; REVIEW;

DIOXINS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39149118653     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.044     Document Type: Review

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