Associations between testicular hormones at adolescence and attendance at chlorinated swimming pools during childhood

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 5 PART 2, 2011, Pages

  Nickmilder, M ^a   Bernard, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Chlorine; Reproductive health; Swimming pool; Testes

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; COPPER; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SILVER; TESTIS PEPTIDE HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IONIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SWIMMING POOL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHLORINE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HALOGENATION; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SWIMMING POOLS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 80053385008     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01174.x     Document Type: Article

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