Semen quality and sex hormones with reference to metal welding

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-95

  Hjollund, Niels Henrik I ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter E ^a   Jensen, Tina Kold ^b   Ernst, Erik ^c   Henriksen, Tine Brink ^a   Kolstad, Henrik A ^a   Giwercman, Aleksander ^b   Skakkebæk, Niels Erik ^b   Olsen, Jørn ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chromium; Metal worker; Mild steel; Occupation; Sex hormones; Spermatozoa; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL STRUCTURE; DENMARK; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; WELDING; WELDING FUME;

ADULT; CHROMIUM; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; WELDING;

EID: 0032034166     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(97)00156-1     Document Type: Article

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