Impact of environmental pollutants on the male: Effects on germ cell differentiation

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 144-157

  Veeramachaneni, D N Rao ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrosomal dysgenesis; Carcinoma in situ; Chemical pollutants; Pesticides; Phthalates; Testicular dysgenesis; Water disinfection by products

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PLASTICIZER; VINCLOZOLIN; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FERTILITY; GERM CELL; MALE; POLLUTANT; RABBIT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DDT; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DISINFECTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FERTILITY; GERM CELLS; MALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; OXAZOLES; PESTICIDES; PLASTICIZERS; RABBITS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SPERMATOZOA; WATER;

CERVIDAE; EQUIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 39749140476     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.11.020     Document Type: Article

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