Any need to revisit the male reproductive toxicity of lead?

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-3

  Bonde, J P ^a   Apostoli, P ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LEAD; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 11244278035     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.016543     Document Type: Article

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