Male endocrine functions in workers with moderate exposure to lead

British Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 485-491

  Ng, T P ^a   Goh, H H ^a   Ng, Y L ^a   Ong, H Y ^a   Ong, C N ^a   Chia, K S ^a   Chia, S E ^a   Jeyaratnam, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS;

EID: 0025809629     PISSN: 00071072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.48.7.485     Document Type: Article

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