How can chemical compounds alter human fertility?

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 127-137

  Massaad, Charbel ^a   Entezami, Frida ^a   Massade, Liliane ^b   Benahmed, Mouhamed ^b   Olivennes, François ^a   Barouki, Robert ^b   Hamamah, Samir ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Glycol ethers; Infertility; Nuclear receptors; Steroid hormones; Xenohormones

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; DIOXIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT; STEROID RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

CHEMICAL INTERACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEAR; FERTILITY; GENITAL TRACT CANCER; HEALTH; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037049921     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(01)00441-9     Document Type: Review

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