Unexpected Estrogenicity of Endocrine Disruptors may Evoke a Failure of Pregnancy Derived from Uterine Function: Overview of Their Possible Mechanism(s) through Steroid Receptors |
Dang, V.H.
(Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University)
Nguyen, T.H. (Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) Choi, K.C. (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia) Jeung, E.B. (Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungbuk National University) |
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