Phthalate excretion pattern and testicular function: A study of 881 healthy Danish men

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1397-1403

  Joensen, Ulla Nordström ^a   Frederiksen, Hanne ^a   Jensen, Martin Blomberg ^a   Lauritsen, Mette Petri ^b   Olesen, Inge Ahlmann ^a   Lassen, Tina Harmer ^a   Andersson, Anna Maria ^a   Jørgensen, Niels ^a  

^a Department of Growth and Reproduction ^*  (Denmark)

^b Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

MEHP; MINP; DEHP; DiNP; Male reproduction; Phthalates; Semen quality; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MONO ISONONYL PHTHALATE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID 2 ETHYLHEXYL MONOESTER; PHTHALIC ACID BIS (2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHTHALIC ACID DIBUTYL ESTER; PHTHALIC ACID DIISONONYL ESTER; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN VOLUME; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS FUNCTION; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DENMARK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GONADAL HORMONES; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PHTHALIC ACIDS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84867162716     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1205113     Document Type: Article

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