The Effects of Chronic Lifelong Activation of the AHR Pathway by Industrial Chemical Pollutants on Female Human Reproduction

Aldo Cavallini; Catia Lippolis; Margherita Vacca; Claudia Nardelli; Alessandra Castegna; Fabio Arnesano; Nicola Carella; Raffaella Depalo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152181

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The Effects of Chronic Lifelong Activation of the AHR Pathway by Industrial Chemical Pollutants on Female Human Reproduction

Aldo Cavallini ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Cavallini, Catia Lippolis

* E-mail: cavaldo@libero.it

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Dept. Clinical Pathology, National Institute for Digestive Diseases, IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, via Turi 27, 70013, Castellana Grotte (BA), Italy
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Catia Lippolis ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Aldo Cavallini, Catia Lippolis

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Dept. Clinical Pathology, National Institute for Digestive Diseases, IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, via Turi 27, 70013, Castellana Grotte (BA), Italy
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Margherita Vacca,

Affiliation Unit of Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction and Gametes Cryopreservation, Dept. of General Surgery, Gynecology, Obstetrics and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Bari, Consorziale, Policlinico. piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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Claudia Nardelli,

Affiliation Unit of Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction and Gametes Cryopreservation, Dept. of General Surgery, Gynecology, Obstetrics and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Bari, Consorziale, Policlinico. piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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Alessandra Castegna,

Affiliation Dept. of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari “A. Moro”, via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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Fabio Arnesano,

Affiliation Dept. of Chemistry, University of Bari “A. Moro”, via E. Orabona 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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Nicola Carella,

Affiliation Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Dept. Clinical Pathology, National Institute for Digestive Diseases, IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis”, via Turi 27, 70013, Castellana Grotte (BA), Italy
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Raffaella Depalo

Affiliation Unit of Pathophysiology of Human Reproduction and Gametes Cryopreservation, Dept. of General Surgery, Gynecology, Obstetrics and Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Bari, Consorziale, Policlinico. piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy
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The Effects of Chronic Lifelong Activation of the AHR Pathway by Industrial Chemical Pollutants on Female Human Reproduction

Aldo Cavallini,
Catia Lippolis,
Margherita Vacca,
Claudia Nardelli,
Alessandra Castegna,
Fabio Arnesano,
Nicola Carella,
Raffaella Depalo

Published: March 23, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152181

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