Change in semen quality and sperm chromatin structure following occupational styrene exposure

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 135-141

  Kolstad, Henrik A ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter ^a   Spano, Marcello ^b   Giwercman, Aleksander ^c   Zschiesche, Wolfgang ^d,e   Kaae, Ditte ^a   Larsen, Solveig Brixen ^a   Roeleveld, Nel ^f  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^e Institute of Occupational Medicine   (Germany)

^f TÜV South Germany ^*

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotoxicity; Occupational exposure; Sperm count; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

MANDELIC ACID; ORGANIC SOLVENT; PLASTIC; STYRENE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURATION; DNA DAMAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CHROMATIN; DENMARK; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; MALE; MANDELIC ACIDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASTICS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; STYRENE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033011199     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050352     Document Type: Article

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