Environmental and occupational pesticide exposure and human sperm parameters: A systematic review

Toxicology

Volumn 307, Issue , 2013, Pages 66-73

  Martenies, Sheena E ^a   Perry, Melissa J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrochemicals; Environmental health; Occupational health; Pesticides; Semen quality; Sperm health

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHATES; PESTICIDES; PYRETHRINS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880060519     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: 18793185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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