Effects of lead exposure on sperm concentrations and testes weight in male rats: A meta-regression analysis

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 454-463

  Wang, Lu ^a,b   Xun, Pengcheng ^a   Zhao, Yang ^a   Wang, Xinru ^a   Qian, Ling ^c   Chen, Feng ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wuxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; TESTIS WEIGHT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; LEAD; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

RATTUS;

EID: 39849100535     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390701839331     Document Type: Article

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