title: Analysis of heavy metals in the endometrial tissue using electron microscope.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was done to estimate whether heavy metals in the air may affect endometrial chemical composition.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 30 albino Wistar rats were employed and randomly divided into three groups. The rats of Group 1 and 2 were acutely and sub-chronically exposed to the gas form of heavy metals, respectively. Group 3 was used as a control group. Endometrial tissue worth of heavy metals of the groups was measured in through using scanning electron microscope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A statistically no significant difference was found for endometrial chemical composition of all of the heavy metals (chrome, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc and lead) between group 1 and 2 (p>0.05). On the other hand, there was statistically significant difference for all of the heavy metals between group 1 and group 3 (p<0.05), while there was statistically significant difference for chrome, manganese, iron, cobalt and nickel (p<0.05), but zinc and lead (p>0.05) between group 2 and 3.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Air pollutants of Pb and Zn resulting mostly from combustion of fossil fuels and certain special industrial process in Kirikkale may be a risk factor for the high pregnancy loses by changing endometrial homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kecioren Hospital, Ankara, 06400, Turkey.
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soyer
authors.forename: Merih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayram
mesh_terms: D000417:Albinism; D000818:Animals; D004717:Endometrium / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy