Polychlorinated biphenyls and testosterone: Age and congener related correlation approach in heavily exposed males

Endocrine Regulations

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 109-114

  Langer, P ^a   Kocan, A ^b   Drobna, B ^b   Susienkova, K ^c   Radikova, Z ^a   Huckova, M ^a   Imrich, R ^a   Ksinantova, L ^a   Klimes, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c Economics University   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

15 PCB congeners; Blood level; Males; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; POLLUTION; SLOVAKIA; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SLOVAKIA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 78650127800     PISSN: 12100668     EISSN: 13360329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/endo_2010_03_109     Document Type: Article

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