DNA damage in human sperm is related to urinary levels of phthalate monoester and oxidative metabolites

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 688-695

  Hauser, R ^a,b   Meeker, J D ^c   Singh, N P ^d   Silva, M J ^e   Ryan, L ^a   Duty, S ^a,f   Calafat, A M ^e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d University of Washington   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^f SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Comet assay; DNA damage; Human sperm; Phthalates; Urinary metabolites

Indexed keywords

MONO(2 ETHYL 5 HYDROXYHEXYL) PHTHALATE; MONO(2 ETHYL 5 OXOHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO(2-ETHYL-5-HYDROXYHEXYL) PHTHALATE; MONO(2-ETHYL-5-OXOHEXYL)PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; COMET ASSAY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; SPERMATOZOON; URINE;

ADULT; COMET ASSAY; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 34247892413     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del428     Document Type: Article

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