Genetic polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) and alterations of sex hormones in filling-station workers

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1777-1780

  Saadat, Mostafa ^a   Monzavi, Nasrin ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

gasoline; GSTT1; Occupational exposure; polymorphism; sex hormones

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GASOLINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE T1; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IRAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GASOLINE; GENOTYPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; IRAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REFERENCE VALUES; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 44349102929     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.024     Document Type: Article

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