Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Interaction with Estrogen Receptors and in vitro Assessment of Endocrine Activity Potential
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University of Konstanz and for coaching me through the project. Thanks to the Haematox group for the scientific but also personal support: you are not only colleagues but really good friends! Thanks to Dr. Michele Reni for the constant presence, for the optimism and for making endurable the therapy. Finally, this work is dedicated to the most important people in my life: mamma, papa' and Tommaso.
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