Oestrogens and Crohn's disease: The missed link

Andrologia

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 141-145

  El Tawil, A M ^a,b  

^a Nuffield House   (United Kingdom)

^b MANOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraceptives; Crohn's disease; Escherichia coli; Oestrogen receptors; Sex hormones; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

CROHN DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY; ZINC URINE LEVEL;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; CROHN DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTRADIOL CONGENERS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; ZINC;

EID: 43549124530     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2008.00836.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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