Comparative Immunological Effects of a Natural Estrogen (17β-estradiol) versus a Pharmacologic Synthetic Estrogen (17α-ethinyl estradiol)
Exposure to exogenous estrogens such as synthetic 17α-ethinyl estradiol (EE) occurs via multiple sources (i.e. hormonal contraceptives, environmental contamination, hormone replacement therapy). The natural estrogen, 17β-estradiol (E2), is a well-studied immunomodulatory hormone at both environment...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34601 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08172007-131617/ |