Pyrethroid insecticide metabolites are associated with serum hormone levels in adult men

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-160

  Meeker, John D ^a   Barr, Dana B ^b   Hauser, Russ ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d In Vitro Fertilization Unit   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Endocrine disruption; Environment; Epidemiology; Exposure; Permethrin; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

3 (2,2 DICHLOROVINYL) 2,2 DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPANE CARBOXYLIC ACID; 3 PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; ANDROGEN; DRUG METABOLITE; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PYRETHROID; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; BENZOATES; BIOTRANSFORMATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; HORMONES; HUMANS; INHIBINS; INSECTICIDES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PYRETHRINS; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 62549089252     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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