Semen quality and reproductive sex hormone levels in peruvian pesticide sprayers

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 355-361

  Yucra, Sandra ^a   Rubio, Julio ^a   Gasco, Manuel ^a   Gonzales, Carla ^a   Steenland, Kyle ^b   Gonzales, Gustavo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organophosphate pesticides; Pesticide sprayers; Semen quality; Serum hormone levels; Sperm

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERU; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 33845327132     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2006.12.4.355     Document Type: Article

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