Testicular dysgenesis syndrome: An increasingly common developmental disorder with environmental aspects

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 972-978

  Skakkebaek N E ^a   Rajpert De Meyts, E ^a   Main, K M ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Environmental disrupters; Infertility; Male reproduction; Testicular cancer; Testicular development

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CRYPTORCHISM; DEL CASTILLO SYNDROME; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENDOCRINOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MALE; ONCOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PEDIATRICIAN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; UROLOGY;

EID: 0035004535     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.5.972     Document Type: Review

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