An overview of male reproductive studies of boron with an emphasis on studies of highly exposed Chinese workers

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-24

  Scialli, Anthony R ^a   Bonde, Jens Peter ^b   Brüske Hohlfeld, Irene ^c   Culver, B Dwight ^d   Li, Yanhong ^e   Sullivan, Frank M ^a  

^a Tetra Tech Sciences   (United States)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c University of California ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boron; Fertility; Male reproductive toxicity; Occupational exposure; Semen analysis; Sperm

Indexed keywords

BORATE SODIUM; BORIC ACID; BORON;

CHINA; CHINESE; HUMAN; LD 50; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MINER; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS ATROPHY; TOXICOKINETICS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BORON; CHINA; DOGS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RATS; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN; SEX RATIO; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MUS; RATTUS;

EID: 73449140405     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2009.10.006     Document Type: Review

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