Environmental exposure to metals and male reproductive hormones: circulating testosterone is inversely associated with blood molybdenum

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 130-140

  Meeker, John D ^a   Rossano, Mary G ^b   Protas, Bridget ^c   Padmanahban, Vasantha ^d   Diamond, Michael P ^e   Puscheck, Elizabeth ^e   Daly, Douglas ^f   Paneth, Nigel ^c   Wirth, Julia J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Grand Rapids Fertility and IVF   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; endocrine; epidemiology; exposure; fertility; metals

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN B; INHIBIN T; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MOLYBDENUM; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MODEL; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LINEAR MODELS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; METALS; MICHIGAN; MOLYBDENUM; REPRODUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

EID: 72749108421     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.044     Document Type: Article

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