Environmental anti-androgens and male reproductive health: Focus on phthalates and testicular dysgenesis syndrome

Reproduction

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-315

  Fisher, Jane S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; ANDROGEN; ANTIANDROGEN; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; FLUTAMIDE; GENISTEIN; LINURON; PHTHALIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROCYMIDONE; TESTOSTERONE; VINCLOZOLIN;

ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; CRYPTORCHISM; GONADAL DYSGENESIS; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; IN VIVO STUDY; INCIDENCE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS DISEASE;

RODENTIA;

EID: 1842434975     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00025     Document Type: Review

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