Urinary metabolites of Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate are associated with decreased steroid hormone leveis in adult men

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-297

  Meeker, John D ^a   Calafat, Antonia M ^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 MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Biomarker; Endocrine; Environment; Estrogen; Human; Male reproduction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MONO(2 ETHYL 5 OXOHEXYL) PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; LEYDIG CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; METABOLIC REGULATION; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 65549095014     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.108.006403     Document Type: Article

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