Endometriosis in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) following chronic exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 433-441

  Rier, Sherry E ^a,b   Martin, Dan C ^c   Bowman, Robert E ^d   Dmowski, W Paul ^e   Becker, Jeanne L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALIA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77957184774     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/21.4.433     Document Type: Article

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