Contribution of environmental pollutants to male infertily: A working model of germ cell apoptosis induced by plasticizers

Biological Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Lagos Cabré, Raúl ^a   Moreno, Ricardo D ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

ADAM17; Bisphenol A; Nonylphenol; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZHYDRYL DERIVATIVE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLASTICIZER;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PHENOLS; PLASTICIZERS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84861872197     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: 07176287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-97602012000100001     Document Type: Review

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