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Effects of chronic exposure to DDT and TCDD on disease activity in murine systemic lupus erythematosus.
Lupus - 1 Oct 2009
Li J, McMurray R W
Abstract excerpt
Oestrogens contribute to the female preponderance of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Environmental xenoestrogens superimposed upon endogenous pituitary-gonadal axis may affect the development of autoimmunity. This study examined the effects of chronic exposure to xenoestrogens -- o,p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on disease...
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