Sperm DNA integrity in relation to exposure to environmental perfluoroalkyl substances - A study of spouses of pregnant women in three geographical regions

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 577-583

  Specht, Ina Olmer ^a   Hougaard, Karin S ^b   Spanò, Marcello ^c   Bizzaro, Davide ^d   Manicardi, Gian Carlo ^e   Lindh, Christian H ^f   Toft, Gunnar ^g   Jönsson, Bo A G ^f   Giwercman, Aleksander ^h   Bonde, Jens Peter E ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^h LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bcl xL; DNA fragmentation index; Fas receptor; Perfluorinated compounds; PFOA; PFOS; Sperm chromatin structure assay; TUNEL assay

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FAS ANTIGEN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; PERFLUOROALKYL COMPOUND; PERFLUOROHEXANE SULFONATE; PERFLUORONONANOIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANE; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PROTEIN BCL XL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GREENLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NICK END LABELING; POLAND; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERM CHROMATIN STRUCTURE ASSAY; SUBFERTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UKRAINE;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMATIN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; GREENLAND; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLAND; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SPERMATOZOA; SPOUSES; UKRAINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861532194     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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