Occupational exposure to organophosphate and carbamate pesticides affects sperm chromatin integrity and reproductive hormone levels among venezuelan farm workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 195-203

  Miranda Contreras, Leticia ^a   Gómez Pérez, Roald ^b   Rojas, Gerardo ^b   Cruz, Ibis ^a   Berrueta, Lisbeth ^a   Salmen, Siham ^a   Colmenares, Melisa ^a   Barreto, Silvio ^a   Balza, Alirio ^a   Zavala, Leisalba ^a   Morales, Yasmin ^a   Molina, Yuri ^a   Valeri, Lenin ^b   Contreras, Carlos A ^a   Osuna, Jesús A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

^b University Hospital of Los Andes   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Butyrylcholinesterase; Luteinizing hormone; Organophosphate carbamate pesticides; Sperm chromatin; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880276173     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.12-0144-FS     Document Type: Article

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