Fluoride-induced disruption of reproductive hormones in men

Environmental Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-30

  Ortiz Pérez, Deogracias ^a   Rodríguez Martínez, Manuel ^a   Martínez, Flavio ^a   Borja Aburto, Víctor H ^b   Castelo, Julio ^a   Grimaldo, Juana I ^a   De la Cruz, Esperanza ^a   Carrizales, Leticia ^a   Díaz Barriga, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fluoride; FSH; Inhibin; Occupational exposure; Reproductive effects

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FLUORIDE; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0037674981     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-9351(03)00059-8     Document Type: Article

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