The association between cadmium, lead and mercury blood levels and reproductive hormones among healthy, premenopausal women

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2887-2895

  Jackson, L W ^a   Howards, P P ^b   Wactawski Wende, J ^c   Schisterman, E F ^d  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; estradiol; lead; menstrual cycle; mercury

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MERCURY; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RACE; SMOKING; TRACE METAL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 80052885354     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der250     Document Type: Article

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