Urinary concentrations of Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate metabolites and serum reproductive hormones: Pooled analysis of fertile and infertile men

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 488-498

  Mendiola, Jaime ^a,l   Meeker, John D ^b   Jørgensen, Niels ^c   Andersson, Anna Maria ^c   Liu, Fan ^a   Calafat, Antonia M ^d   Redmon, J Bruce ^e   Drobnis, Erma Z ^f   Sparks, Amy E ^g   Wang, Christina ^h   Hauser, Russ ^a,i,j   Swan, Shanna H ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f University of Missouri   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^h LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^k MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Anti androgens; DEHP metabolites; Endocrine disruptor; Male hormones

Indexed keywords

DI(2 ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE METABOLITE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MONO(2 ETHYL 5 HYDROXYHEXYL)PHTHALATE; MONO(2 ETHYL 5 OXOHEXYL)PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREE ANDROGEN INDEX; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84862524928     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.111.013557     Document Type: Article

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