Parabens in urine, serum and seminal plasma from healthy Danish men determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-271

  Frederiksen, Hanne ^a,b   Jørgensen, Niels ^a   Andersson, Anna Maria ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

endocrine disruptor; human serum; human urine; LC?MS MS; paraben; seminal plasma

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPERM; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; PARABENS; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMEN; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 79955121673     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2010.6     Document Type: Article

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