Environmental factors and male infertility. The effect of industrial and agricultural pollution on human spermatogenesis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2041-2042

  Spira, Alfred ^a   Multigner, Luc ^a  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE; 1,2 DIBROMO 3 CHLOROPROPANE; 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE; ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ESTROGEN; PROPANE;

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POLLUTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; AGRICULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; INDUSTRY; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROPANE; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 0032132644     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.8.2041     Document Type: Short Survey

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