Effect of smoking on blood lead levels in workers and role of reactive oxygen species in lead-induced sperm chromatin DNA damage

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1096-1103

  Hsu, Ping Chi ^a   Chang, Ho Yuan ^b   Guo, Yueliang Leon ^c   Liu, Yen Chun ^a   Shih, Tung Sheng ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

blood lead levels; Lead exposure; smoking; sperm chromatin DNA

Indexed keywords

LEAD; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA INTEGRATION; DNA STRUCTURE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHROMATIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA DAMAGE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 62949087394     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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