Occupational heat exposure and male fertility: A review

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2122-2125

  Thonneau, Patrick ^a,d   Bujan, Louis ^b,c   Multigner, Luc ^a   Mieusset, Roger ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

^c CECOS Midi Pyrenees Res Grp H   (France)

^d BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Heat exposure; Male infertility; Occupational exposure; Semen analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCEPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THERMAL EXPOSURE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031687496     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2122     Document Type: Article

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