Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and male reproduction

Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-131

  Meeker, John D ^a   Hauser, Russ ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrine; Environment; Epidemiology; Hormone; Semen; Sperm

Indexed keywords

DNA; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE FERTILITY; MEASUREMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PROLACTIN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 77950789985     PISSN: 19396368     EISSN: 19396368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/19396360903443658     Document Type: Review

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