Occupational causes of male infertility

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 234-239

  Bonde, Jens P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Endocrine disruption; Epidemiology; Exposure; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; BENZENE; BORON; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHTHALIC ACID; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOME REARRANGEMENT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FERTILIZATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE INFERTILITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BENZENE; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; NOXAE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHENOLS; PHTHALIC ACIDS; RISK;

EID: 84879226656     PISSN: 1752296X     EISSN: 17522978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MED.0b013e32835f3d4b     Document Type: Review

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